Dagger
| Native Name | Kris |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 49-31-32A |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Madurese |
| Provenience: | Madura |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Metal Ivory |
| Length: | 46 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Mrs. Anton S. Lau, 1949 |
| Other Number: | 29-J-715 - Other Number |
Description
Straight blade; pamor wos wutah? with increasingly larger rings surrounding each other; beaded silver mendak cup, wider circumference facing blade rather than hilt, unlike other krises: Madurese ivory hilt, bent over abstracted figure, carved in intricate floral and leaf pattern; images of elephant and winged royal horse on inner curve, as is frequent in Madura (Frey 46, 48 Fig. 10d), pierced on inside curve of pommel.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Groneman, Isaac. 2009. The Javanese Kris.. C. Zwartenkot Art Books - Leiden and KITLV Press. Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 194-195 | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
| [Book] 2011. Kris Hilts: Masterpieces of South-East Asian Art.. Milan. Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 102-103 | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
| [Article] Fontaine, Patrice. 2005. Le Kriss: elements d'analyse stylistique.. pg. pp. 117-147 Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Fig. 3, q | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
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