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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 211677, member: 2844&quot;]Gorgeous Moro keris. Philipino keris are not my forte, but I can see this is a very nice one.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Indonesian keris is East Java or Madura, two culturally related area&#039;s, with many Madurese living in neighbouring East Java.</p><p>Nice sturdy Jalak blade. Jalak is when the blade flares out gently above the &#039;waist&#039; and then becomes narrow again towards the tip. It is a very old shape, and one of my favourites.</p><p>The pamor or damascene pattern is called Tumpal Keli. It is a rare pamor which is believed to promote good relations with other people and is beneficial for ones career.</p><p>Nicely detailed hilt of the Nunggak Semi type, with two little masks. Nunggak Semi means sprouting tree trunk. It is a pretty general type in Java and Madura, based on a stylised ancestor figure.</p><p>The sprouting bit of the hilt, the second mask, has to do with the complicated matter of which royal family was the actual heir to the throne of the ancient Majapahit empire. The kingdoms of Demak and Madura were the only real heirs, but a new kingdom in Central Java claimed the old title. This hilt originated in Demak, on the north coast of Java, as a symbolic protest against the new rulers of Central Java who usurped most of Java and Madura, greatly helped by the Dutch East India Company. We are talking 17th century. For the succession problem, not your keris.</p><p>By the way, the hilt should be facing the other way.</p><p><br /></p><p>The hilt ring is probably copper. The model is called parijoto, which means swollen rice. This refers to abundance. </p><p><br /></p><p>The sarong or sheath is ladrang style, for formal occasions. Do you have a picture of the other side of the sheath?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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