MALAY ART GALLERY'S....House of Keris
Keris Bugis Sulawesi Luk 5 Toli-Toli Ayat 0916.
Keris Bugis Sulawesi Luk 5 Toli-Toli Ayat 0916 -A very fine example of a keris from the southern Sulawesi regions of Bugis. Handle in the kerdas or pistol grip form, and the sheath in the square tebeng form, are fully encased with silver with floral and Quranic verses at the front and back, and has the toil-toli or loop like attachments (meant for high status wear) at the front with red sapphire stone insets.
Very sturdy blade with 5 meandering
luks or waves, and well executed base features or perabots,
with angled edges and a hexagonal cross section.
Pamor patterns are rather complicated and are arranged in the miring technique
showing horizontal striped layers called pamor koro welang or
striped monkeys.
The pamor koro welang is said to enhance the owner's status and
popularity..
The blade is also very well tempered, or nyepuh,
as seen from the darker shades of the blade stretching from the tip to above the
base.
Condition: 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 mid to late 19th century blade, with 20th century fittings.
Length of blade: 15.5". Overall length: 18.5".
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$35.00 per kilogram by FedEx (3 days) and Speedpost are at US$24.00 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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