Silver/Gold Bugis Kris

DaveS · 23rd December 2013, 07:53 PM

Thank you all for your comments. Of all the many krisses that i own,
this ranks up there as one of my favorites. I showed this to a lady that
makes a lot of jewelry. She said that this exhibited some of the best work-
manship that she has seen..........Dave.

asomotif · 23rd December 2013, 09:20 PM

I am with David.
Particularly on the toli-toli opinion :-)

Indeed a very nice keris in aspect of both the blade as well as the dress.
The filigrain and granulation is very nicely done.

A little oil for the blade would be recommended ;-)

Best regards,
Willem

DaveS · 23rd December 2013, 11:48 PM

Willem: Yeah, i noticed that the blade needed to be reoiled. took care
of it...........Dave.

Battara · 23rd December 2013, 11:59 PM

Nice pamor. Yes I agree - late 20th century dress.

GIO · 24th December 2013, 04:38 PM

Yes the blade is nice, but it seems it has some signs of surface rust.
A very light cleaning before oiling would be proper.

Ganja Iras · 26th December 2013, 10:28 AM

I see a lot of similarities between my pics ( attachments below ) with Daves pics.
I dont know whether they come from the same silver smith or not.
in lombok ,keris bugis and other kind of buginesse traditional weapons are come and found in sumbawa island ( sumbawa - dompu - bima ).
and when we found a blade without sheath or hilt ,we usually make and remake in local mranggi .
we do the same to the pendhok ( silver & gold ).
here i include some pics of my keris in silver combine with gold and gems in toli toli.
any comments are very welcom
thanks and regards ,

Ganja iras

DaveS · 26th December 2013, 08:00 PM

Ganja Irias: Thank you for your comments. Yes they do look similar. It's
hard to tell if the work was done by the same person, but it
shows the very high quality of silver and gold work done by
Indonesian metalworkers. I have seen very few kris of this kind
and don't think they are very common at all, even today.
.......Dave.

23rd December 2013, 07:53 PM	#1
DaveS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 327	Silver/gold Bugis Kris Thank you all for your comments. Of all the many krisses that i own, this ranks up there as one of my favorites. I showed this to a lady that makes a lot of jewelry. She said that this exhibited some of the best work- manship that she has seen..........Dave.

23rd December 2013, 11:48 PM	#3
DaveS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 327	Silver/Gold Bugis Kris Willem: Yeah, i noticed that the blade needed to be reoiled. took care of it...........Dave.

26th December 2013, 10:28 AM	#6
Ganja Iras Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 57	siliasih ( silver & gold ) I see a lot of similarities between my pics ( attachments below ) with Daves pics. I dont know whether they come from the same silver smith or not. in lombok ,keris bugis and other kind of buginesse traditional weapons are come and found in sumbawa island ( sumbawa - dompu - bima ). and when we found a blade without sheath or hilt ,we usually make and remake in local mranggi . we do the same to the pendhok ( silver & gold ). here i include some pics of my keris in silver combine with gold and gems in toli toli. any comments are very welcom thanks and regards , Ganja iras Attached Images

26th December 2013, 08:00 PM	#7
DaveS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 327	Silver/Gold Bugis kris Ganja Irias: Thank you for your comments. Yes they do look similar. It's hard to tell if the work was done by the same person, but it shows the very high quality of silver and gold work done by Indonesian metalworkers. I have seen very few kris of this kind and don't think they are very common at all, even today. .......Dave.

23rd December 2013, 09:20 PM	#2
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,235	I am with David. Particularly on the toli-toli opinion :-) Indeed a very nice keris in aspect of both the blade as well as the dress. The filigrain and granulation is very nicely done. A little oil for the blade would be recommended ;-) Best regards, Willem

23rd December 2013, 11:59 PM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,310	Nice pamor. Yes I agree - late 20th century dress.

24th December 2013, 04:38 PM	#5
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 329	Yes the blade is nice, but it seems it has some signs of surface rust. A very light cleaning before oiling would be proper.