Sumatran Keris Panjang
Batak (?)
Dutch East Indies (Possibly Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia)
Late half 19th century (ca. 1850 - 1900)
Steel, horn, silver filigree
Blade: 57,2cm
Hilt & Blade: 66,7cm
Hilt, Blade, Sheath: -cm
Collection Date: 2023

Beautifully carved keris panjang from the Indonesian Island of Sumatra. Steel blade long straight and narrow double-edged, tapering to a point with minor pamor exposed. Carved horn hilt (hulu) of scrollwork in deep relief around the pommel. Silver filigree mendaq in tapah kuda style. Minor chips and losses to the hilt and mendaq.

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