Iron ancestors
Subtitle: kris sajen, kris majapahit and related objects
By: by Theo Alkema (ed.) ; Ben Grishaaver [photography] ; Karel Sirag [drawings]
Publisher: C. Zwartenkot Art Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9789054500117
Subjects: Daggers; Malay Daggers; Iron age; Antiquities; Private collections; Museum Volkenkunde (Leiden, Netherlands)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: How the collection came to be; title: The kris in general; title: Iron ancestors; title: The keris sajen; title: The very small iron ancestor kris; title: The iron ancestor kris from the Madjapahit Period; title: The iron ancestor badi; title: Adaptations; title: Anthropomorphic figures in and on blades; title: A fitting final part; title: Fakes; title: Conclusion.