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Keris handle
Keris handle
Keris handle
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAsia

Keris handle

NameHandle
Date19th or 20th century
Place madeJava or Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/8 x 1 x 1 7/8 in. (7.3025 x 2.54 x 4.7625 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2008.74.61
DescriptionLooks like a little duckling. Below the protruding beak is a little face which is typically tucked into the crevice in this style. There is also a shallow carving of a face on its breast.
Keris handle
late 19th - late 20th century
Keris handle
19th or 20th century
Keris handle
19th or 20th century
Keris handle
19th or 20th century
Keris handle
19th or 20th century
Keris handle
19th or 20th century
Keris handle
19th or 20th century
Keris handle
19th or 20th century
Keris handle
late 19th - late 20th century
Embroidery by Policarpio Valencia.
Policarpio Valencia
1927
Keris handle
19th or 20th century
Embroidery
Policarpio Valencia
before 1931
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