Solo Boy with keris

A. G. Maisey · 28th May 2016, 06:21 AM

I was visiting a friend a few days ago, whose hobby is collecting old photos of Indonesia, I noticed this one and copied it.

Dates from pre-WWII.

David · 28th May 2016, 01:43 PM

Nice image.
Interesting to note that it appears to be a full size keris.

A. G. Maisey · 28th May 2016, 11:19 PM

Yeah, I thought the same David, one of the reasons I thought it was worth posting.

Probably borrowed Dad's keris for the occasion.

drdavid · 29th May 2016, 12:37 AM

I was recently in Kuala Lumpur and found a nice display of keris in the National Museum of Islamic Art. They had a few interesting illustrations to go with the keris, one depicting people who are working on keris sheath and one showing the various ways to wear a keris, in Malaysia and in Java

mariusgmioc · 30th May 2016, 03:08 PM

Very interesting photo. I would have expected the child to wear a smaller kris.
By the way, a nice collection of krisses is also to be found in the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta, and an even nicer one (but of mostly more recent krisses) in the Neka Museum in Ubud (thank you Alan for the tip! :-))

Jean · 31st May 2016, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

Very interesting photo. I would have expected the child to wear a smaller kris.
By the way, a nice collection of krisses is also to be found in the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta, and an even nicer one (but of mostly more recent krisses) in the Neka Museum in Ubud (thank you Alan for the tip! :-))

Hello Marius,
Did you visit the Museum Pusaka in the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) park in Jakarta? They use to show a large collection of krisses but not very well presented.

Regards

28th May 2016, 06:21 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,708	Solo Boy with keris I was visiting a friend a few days ago, whose hobby is collecting old photos of Indonesia, I noticed this one and copied it. Dates from pre-WWII. Attached Images

29th May 2016, 12:37 AM	#4
drdavid Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 369	I was recently in Kuala Lumpur and found a nice display of keris in the National Museum of Islamic Art. They had a few interesting illustrations to go with the keris, one depicting people who are working on keris sheath and one showing the various ways to wear a keris, in Malaysia and in Java Attached Images

28th May 2016, 01:43 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,031	Nice image. Interesting to note that it appears to be a full size keris.

28th May 2016, 11:19 PM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,708	Yeah, I thought the same David, one of the reasons I thought it was worth posting. Probably borrowed Dad's keris for the occasion.

30th May 2016, 03:08 PM	#5
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,875	Very interesting photo. I would have expected the child to wear a smaller kris. By the way, a nice collection of krisses is also to be found in the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta, and an even nicer one (but of mostly more recent krisses) in the Neka Museum in Ubud (thank you Alan for the tip! :-))