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Keris 12
(GIFT - indicates that I've given this as a present to someone)
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Overview of Keris 12
Origin of Keris : Java, Indonesia
This Keris was bought between 5 to 19 years ago.
General Colour of complete Keris : Light Brown
Make of the Keris Hilt and Sheath : Wood and Gold-Plated with tiny sparkling white and red stones
Length of complete Keris in sheath (Length of Hilt plus length of Sheath) : 50.5 cm
Length of Blade : 36.5 cm
Type of Keris / Blade : Curved Keris, Medium Length
Weight of complete keris : 550 gm
Rating : 4/5
Comment: Nice keris design with beautiful carved hilt, sheath with gold-plated floral design encasing fitted with many tiny sparkling white and red stones. Excellent clean and dark silver metal blade with 9 curves (lok), with fine lines streaming along from top to bottom of blade and gap (hole) in the middle of blade.
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The Hilt (Handle)
Made of : Wood
Shape of Hilt : Common shape of a bird’s head with carvings.
Base of the hilt is shaped like a ring with a nice design and enclosed by gold-plating lined with many tiny, sparkling white stones. Ring is slightly loose.
Keris Hilt Condition : Good
Design of Hilt : Has nice carvings.
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The Sheath
Condition: Good
Design of Sheath : Beautifully designed with gold-plated floral design encasing fitted with many tiny sparkling white and red stones.
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The Blade
This is the most important part of the keris. If you decide to buy a keris, please don’t just be impressed with the design of the hilt and sheath because some kerises may be very beautiful from the outside, but when you take the keris blade out of its sheath and have a look at the blade, you might find a blade which does not complement the outer beauty.
What to look for in the blade are the fine lines (the veins of the blade), the different types of metal contained in it (some blades can have up to 9 types of metal, and the more metal it has, the more superior the keris is) and the quality of the blade, whether thin or thick, and type of metal, where you look for metal that does not easily rust, and finally, the more curves (lok) a keris has, the more superior it is.
Therefore, if you have to buy a keris, please do look at the beauty of the blade as it is the more important part of the keris and makes the keris superior or otherwise. The blade is the soul and spirit of the keris and the beauty of the keris lies within the blade.
Blade Condition : Excellent and clean
Colour of Blade : Dark silver.
Blade made of : Solid Metal (mixture of more than one type of metal).
Length of Blade : 36.5 cm
Design of Blade : Nice fine parallel lines along the blade with a “hook design at the top of the blade” (male keris).
Fitting of Blade into Sheath : Blade fits nicely into the sheath.
Shape of Blade : Curved
No. of Lok (Curves) of Blade : 9 lok
Smell of Blade : Slight smell of perfumed oil
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How To Clean The Keris
Traditional Cleansing Ritual : May bath and scrub the keris blade with lime and its juice followed by incense (kemenyan) burning then blade to be lathered with unalcoholic perfumed oil (minyak attar).
Modern Cleansing : With any metal cleaning agent.
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Note :
The Keris is a traditional Malay weapon.
Today they are mainly used for ceremonies at palaces and as a dress code for the grooms at weddings.
There are also specially made handcrafted silver kerises which are mainly sold as corporate gifts or bought mainly by collectors.
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To place your order or if you have any questions:
Please email e_biz06@yahoo.com
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