DepartmentAsia
Kris (magical and ceremonial dagger) with scabbard
NameComplete Keris
DateEarly 20th c.
Place madeSumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, ASIA
MediumBurl wood, pamor (folded layers of iron and nickel), brass
Dimensions18 1/4 × 5 7/8 × 2 1/16 in. (46.3 × 15 × 5.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sandy and Diane Besser
Object numberFA.2003.37.8V
DescriptionKeris/ sword and scabbard (with mount) A short sword with a zig-zag blade with a burl-wood hilt. Sword rests in a simple burl wood scabbard. The wood is a dark carmel color.
Early 20th century
19th c.
Early-mid 20th century
early-mid 20th century
19th or 20th century
19th or 20th century
Early-mid 20th century
ca. 1960
c. 1850
Early 20th c.
Late 19th century