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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 6860342, member: 2844&quot;]It is a post-1970 keris Naga Pengantin, made in Aeng Tongtong* on East Madura, northeast of Java, Indonesia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keris Naga means a keris (ceremonial/spiritual dagger) with a snake or dragon on it.</p><p>Pengantin means bridal couple or wedded couple, and these specific keris signify either a union of man and wife, or the union of different sides within oneself. Keris Naga Pengantin are often used during weddings by bridegrooms who wear traditional dress.</p><p><br /></p><p>The tang is bent, btw. You can see that the angle of the hilt is wrong, the hilt should stand upright. That influences the value.</p><p>This specific hilt type goes with another type of sheath, but with modern keris they don&#039;t always follow tradition. It could be a replacement.</p><p>The wood on the sheath is nice.</p><p><br /></p><p>These Aeng Tongtong keris are made for the domestic market, tourist market and export.</p><p>They are not rare, not sought after by collectors. What you paid is about the value, you won&#039;t make a profit. Although you never know, I have seen you make surprising profits.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>But if I were you I would return it. Not 19th century, not rare, and bent tang.</p><p><br /></p><p>*Aeng means village, Tongtong is the sound of the hammers of the keris smiths.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Seller&#039;s nonsense, of no importance at all for a Madurese keris Naga Pengantin, even a recent one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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