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Old Javanese Keris (Keris Jawa Silat Luk/Lok 11)
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.
This is a very beautiful Javanese Keris with nice gold/red coloured design with solid blade of mixed metals and good pamor (surface pattern of a keris blade, the design has not been carved, it appears as a result of forging technique of different metals), and it has 11 lok/curves (for your wish to achieve high position), and the sheath has 4 Javanese Wayang figurines symbolic of wise and good advisers. Simply Excellent Keris!
This Keris was bought between 3 to 19 years ago.
Type of Keris / Blade : Curved Keris
General Colour of complete Keris : Red and Gold
Make of the Keris Hilt and Sheath : Wood with Gold-Plated Design .
Length of complete Keris in sheath (Length of Hilt plus length of Sheath) : 51.5 cm
Length of Blade : 36.5 cm
No. of Blade Curves (lok) : 11 lok
Weight of complete keris : 600 gm
Rating : 5/5
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The Hilt (Handle)
Made of : Wood
Shape of Hilt : Bird’s head-shaped
Base of the hilt is shaped like a ring and enclosed by beautifully designed brass. The ring is slightly loose.
Keris Hilt Condition : Good
Design of Hilt : Carved with simple floral motif.
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The Sheath
Condition: Excellent with shiny gold-plated design
Design of Sheath : Wood with Gold-Plated Design consisting of figurines (semar - for definition, please visit http://www.joglosemar.co.id/semar.html) , and floral designs.
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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. Also look at the number of curves a keris has, the more curves (luk/lok) keris has, the more superior the keris is. 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
Colour of Blade : Dark Grey with Silver lines.
Blade made of : Solid Metal (mixture of more than one type of metal)
Length of Blade : 36.5 cm
Design of Blade : Excellent design with beautiful uniform silver line patterns across 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 : 11 lok
Smell of Blade : Moderate 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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