Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

Three Indonesian daggers (kris), the first with 11 in. straight edged blade, bone hilt carved with naturalistic forms, angular wooden wranka; the second of Javanese type, wavy blade 13.5 in., faceted hilt with carved details and beaded mendak, metal clad wooden scabbard; the third Sumatran, of 'executioners' type, slender straight blade 1 in., wooden hilt with carved bark effect, wooden scabbard. [3]