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Dapur Keris

  1. Semar Tinandhu
  2. Karna Tinandhing
  3. Anoman
  4. Pandhawa Lare
  5. Pandhawa Karna
  6. Tinandhing
  7. Buto Ijo




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Hilt from Palembang

The hilt of the keris Palembang is a section of a tree root shaped by nature into a form similar to the Java Demam. The bumps on the head and body are natural knobs of the root.

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Keris from Sulu

The keris shown is a keris from Sulu, a group of islands between Sabah and Mindanao.
This keris is actually a double-edged sword and not a stabbing weapon as other keris from the Malay Archipelago. It is the only double-edged sword in the Malay world. In Malaya this keris form is called Sundang. In Sulu and Mindanao, it is called the kalis.
The Sulu kalis is the smallest in its class with the blade at 18 inches long and about 1 1/4 inches wide. The kalis from the main island of Mindanao tend to be bigger and longer with the blade at between 21 to 23 inches and 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide. The blade has a central strip of pamor inlaid into it. The pamor pattern could be an inlay or etched into the blade with acid.

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Hilts from Bali

The two hilts shown are from Bali and are of the highest workmanship in gold. The hilt on the left is that of Hanuman the Monkey God, an uncommon figural motif for Balinese hilts. On the right is the even more uncommon Kocet-Kocettan (Dutch spelling), an insect.