Handle of a ceremonial dagger "kris" ("keris")

Indonesia - East Java, Madura

sold EUR 260

Provenance

Georgia Kan, Tatiana Gallery, Singapore
Anita Schröder, Munich, Germany
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2018)

Size

H: 10 cm

H: 3.9 inch

Description

bone, base

Very finely worked “kris” handle in the form of prince figure or “putrasatu”, surrounded by floral patterns typical of Madura.

Expertise, Matthias Streckfuß, Berlin, 20 July 2022 (No 2141-07-2022)

Ghiringhelli, Vanna, Kris Hilts, Milan, 2011, p. 41

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