Subject: pendekar warrior
Culture: Javanese
Setting: wars of succession, Mataram sultanate 18thc
Object: keris majapahit dagger
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* Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery
"Dagger (kris majapahit)
Possibly Javanese, 15th century
The kris majapahit is acknowledged as the earliest form of kris. Kris of this type are characterised by having the hilt, usually in the form of a human figure, formed from the tang of the blade." ...
