MALAY ART GALLERY'S....House of Keris
Keris Melayu Sepokal Buntut Gading.
Keris Melayu Sepokal Buntut Gading - Another very
good example of a keris from the Malaysian peninsular regions. Handle in the
kerdas or pistol grip form, and the top sheath or sampir in the
typical Bugis tebeng form, are made of hard and very well selected
kemuning woods with natural flashing grains. Bottom stem is made from
angsena woods with tiger’s stripe grains having an ivory bottom tip. A
pierced through silver alloy ferrule or pendoko completes fittings.
Thick and very sturdy blade with plain base features or perabots and a
flat surface with angled edge making it having a hexagonal cross section that
has an overall shape or dapor called sepokal in Malay.
Pamor pattern are arranged in the mlumah technique, showing a peak like
formation on one side of the base called ujung gunung, and circumference
lines called pamor wengkon. The background pamor metals have a
crystalline like characteristics that is called pamor miang in
Malay.
The pamor ujung gunung is said to enhance the owner’s status,
while the pamor wengkon is said to be of the protective nature.
Condition: Very good condition. Aside from minor patching at the mouth of sheath, rest is all
in very good condition.
Age: Krises are traditionally made without any date stampings or engravings of the makers' name. Although a kris smith or "empu" has his own styles configured together with the dapor and especially the ganjar (cross piece). Obvious age wear and tear, usage, familiarity with forms, motifs and designs, origin and history, mediums and materials used are our guidelines in determining an approximate age. This particular piece, from our experience and knowledge, should go back to the late 19th century.
Length of blade: 12.8". Overall length: 15.4".
Price:- US$345 excluding shipping.
Our terms:
Buyer will pre-pay, plus shipping and insurance (optional), which will be calculated upon receipt of address.
We accept American Express credit card mail orders and International checks in Singapore dollars, or bank or wire transfers. Please allow a few days for clearance. Items are dispatched only after payments are cleared.
We also accept PayPal, Western Union and other forms of payment maybe accepted, but has to be clarified first.
Shipment by air courier. Shipments by reliably known Federal Express. Depending on destination, please allow a maximum of 5 working days for safe delivery time. Other cheaper forms of delivery are available through Speedpost, an arm of the postal service here. Do not hesitate to e-mail for details.
To the U.S.A, present rates are at US$33.00 per kilogram by FedEx (3 days) and Speedpost are at US$23.00 per kilogram (10 days). Other destinations please do inquire.
Our Pledge:
We are confident that you will be satisfied with this item and we guarantee it to be materially as presented. However, if the item does meet your expectations, it may be returned within 7 days of receipt for a complete refund of the purchased price, less the shipping cost, provided the item is returned in its original condition.
We advise interested buyers to please feel free without any obligations, to ask for more information or pictures of the items interested. We are also open to any comments on our item's descriptions.
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