Subject: 'alim rebel cleric

Culture: Javanese

Setting: Java War, colonial resistance, Mataram 19thc

Object: keris dagger

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History > Transformation of Weaponry *

"Javanese Kris Indonesia

ca. 1880 Steel and Wood"

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* American Museum of Natural History > Mead Hall of Pacific Peoples

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* Tropenmuseum > Nederlands-Indië

"Vorstelijke kris IJzer, nikkel, goud, diamanten, email. Yogyakarta, Midden-Java, Indonesië, 19de eeuw."

* Tropenmuseum > Zuidoost Azië

"Kris met wajangfiguur

IJzer, hout. Midden-Java, Indonesië. Iste helft 20ste eeuw."

* Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology > Pacific Islands Hall

"Knife, kris tortoise shell, wood, iron, tin, ivory Indonesia, Java

Knives, kris, are owned by almost all Javanese men. The shape and style of the blade and the grip of the kris indicate the owner's rank. The kris is worn for important occasions." ...

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* Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery

"Sword (kris) Javanese, 18th century

The pendok is of topengen form, of gold embossed with the 'Bali demon' motif at the top.

The blade is simple and elegant, with a wonderful pamor."

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* PostVorta

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cf. 1746 Javanese pendekar dagger keris, *