Bugis Keris For Comment

Lew · 7th February 2007, 05:00 AM

Here are a few pics of the keris I took tonight. The hilt is wood and horn? The missing piece looks like a forging flaw to me.

Lew

David · 7th February 2007, 06:32 PM

Hey Lew. I was watching this piece too. I decided not to bid mostly because there was no sheath, but i like this blade, even with the missing chunk at the tip. The hilt looks like a good one with a nice patina. Wouldn't mind seeing better pictures of that. Are you saying that you can't tell if it is horn or wood or that it is both horn and wood?

Lew · 7th February 2007, 06:56 PM

David

The darker material is horn closest to the mendak and the brown part is nicely figured wood one hilt made from two separate materials.

David · 7th February 2007, 08:11 PM

Nice!

A. G. Maisey · 7th February 2007, 08:59 PM

This use of horn probably indicates a repair. These handles are very subject to splitting, checking, cracking, and the way they were, and are repaired is to make a new "selut" out of horn.

David · 7th February 2007, 09:48 PM

Very possible explanation Alan. Still, it makes for a nice look.

BluErf · 8th February 2007, 02:16 PM

The use of horn for the buah pinang may not be always for repair. Usually, such hilts come from Sumatra, and I've not seen a similar combination in Malaysian hilts. I have seen a few such hilts with the horn carved as the outer ring, fixed to the inner ring, which is the wood from the hilt. The wood is not cracked or broken. It may be a matter of aesthetics.

7th February 2007, 05:00 AM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Here are a few pics of the keris I took tonight. The hilt is wood and horn? The missing piece looks like a forging flaw to me. Lew Attached Images

7th February 2007, 06:32 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,229	Hey Lew. I was watching this piece too. I decided not to bid mostly because there was no sheath, but i like this blade, even with the missing chunk at the tip. The hilt looks like a good one with a nice patina. Wouldn't mind seeing better pictures of that. Are you saying that you can't tell if it is horn or wood or that it is both horn and wood?

7th February 2007, 06:56 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	David The darker material is horn closest to the mendak and the brown part is nicely figured wood one hilt made from two separate materials.

7th February 2007, 08:11 PM	#4
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,229	Nice!

7th February 2007, 08:59 PM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,048	This use of horn probably indicates a repair. These handles are very subject to splitting, checking, cracking, and the way they were, and are repaired is to make a new "selut" out of horn.

7th February 2007, 09:48 PM	#6
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,229	Very possible explanation Alan. Still, it makes for a nice look.

8th February 2007, 02:16 PM	#7
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	The use of horn for the buah pinang may not be always for repair. Usually, such hilts come from Sumatra, and I've not seen a similar combination in Malaysian hilts. I have seen a few such hilts with the horn carved as the outer ring, fixed to the inner ring, which is the wood from the hilt. The wood is not cracked or broken. It may be a matter of aesthetics.