Ceremonial dagger "kris" with scabbard · Indonesia - Bali · ID: 3045362
Description
ivory, wood, various metals,
The handle is extremely finely worked, in the form of a demon made of old ivory, which is darkened by age yellow honey.
The object Ceremonial dagger “kris” with scabbard with the object ID 3045362 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 4 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.
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Comparing literature
Ghiringhelli, Vanna, The invincible Krises 2, Mailand 2007, p. 76 f.
Notices
This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.