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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 837944, member: 2844&quot;]Thanks for the photos. It is exquisitely carved.</p><p>I agree with Holly, it looks like deer antler. Moose is a Balinese translation thing, they mean to differentiate between different kinds of deer.</p><p>On the link she posted only the top two are keris hilts, the other handles are for betel nut crushers.</p><p><br /></p><p>The keris is really nicely made. The Naga is brass, most are.</p><p>The Naga is a Nagaraja, king of the Nagas. A Nagaraja has a triple crown. He rests his head on a triangle called a tumpal. The tumpal is the symbol of a throne, royalty and divinity. </p><p>Nagaraja is said to refer to Antaboga, the primordial Naga of Hindu myth, involved with the creation of the earth.</p><p>Traditional (filled) Nagaraja keris are considered the kings of a collection.</p><p>Nagas in general are the guardians of the riches of the earth. That means gemstones, metals, but also the minerals that feed plants and sustain life.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the centre of the base is a tiny deer. A bit blobby, but once you know what it is meant to be, you recognize it. It is symbol of spirituality and of alertness, quick thinking and reactions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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