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Kriss knife - Java Island, Indonesia - 19th century

Name: Kriss knife - Java Island, Indonesia - 19th century
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: F52JIAI27N
Price: 380 EUR
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Kriss knife
Java Island, Indonesia
19th century
Wood, pamor, nickel silver, copper, brass
Total length: 42.5; blade length: 33.5 cm

Handle (ukiran), in slightly bent wood, finely carved with openwork floral motifs, representing a divinity.
Ring (mendak) in iron, copper and brass.
Double-edged pamor blade.
Upper part of the scabbard (wrangka), in light wood.
Section forming the body of the scabbard (gandar), covered in nickel silver and engraved with plant, animal and geometric motifs along its entire length.

The kris is a masculine weapon. A marker of social status and wealth, it was also the symbolic object given to a young boy who had become a man.
The more elaborate the blade and the more noble the handle, the higher the rank of the owner.
The ukiran, almost always anthropomorphically carved, is considered an allegory of its owner. Thus, the head would be the handle, the body the blade and the garment the scabbard. It's worth noting that the Balinese man's traditional garment is the sarong - the same name given to the kriss scabbard.
Endowed with magical powers, the kriss is considered a vehicle of spirituality. It is transmitted by inheritance, which increases its power.

Ref. number : 5356

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