Keris Tajong
Bangsa Agung Lurus Suassa
� A fine and rare example
of a form of keris whose origin is from Patani, an area covering the
southern tip of Thailand including Kelantan, northern Malaysia. Its very unique
handle, made of hard woods called kenaung, it is finely and deeply carved
in the form of the Tajong, with gold alloy or suassa
inserts at places. The refinements of the carvings needs added mentioning, and
the overall bold outlook and larger size is said to show higher status, and is
called BangsaAgung, or noble stature.
The handle had been described by many references as a kingfisher. Although it
does resemble a bird, closer look at the handle shows it to be more of a
"demonic" figurine. Its wide eyes and long beak has a kingfisher's resemblance,
but the teeth, fangs and beard which are carved in full details, shows
otherwise.
The top sheath is made from very well selected kemuning woods with
natural flashing grains with the bottom stem made of angsena wood with
tiger's stripe grains.
Long, straight and very sturdy blade having a prominent triangular spine flanked
by two deep fullers, and very well executed base features or perabots,
has an overall shape or dapor is called pandai saras in
Malay.
The blade is also well tempered as seen from the darker shades at the top three
quarters of the blade, and it can lift a coin up with just a slight tap at the
edges. Pamor patterns are not contrasting, which is the norm from the area,
and from the forging lines the arrangements are of the mlumah technique
and are of the wos utah
or scattered rice variations, with a circumference pamor called pamor wengkon.
Condition: Very good condition.
Aside from restored bottom tip 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 theganjar (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: 16.5". Overall length:
23.3".
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$32.00 per
kilogram by FedEx (3 days) and Speedpost are at US$22.00 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.
