A Sumatran gemstone studded kris with carved ivory wrangka, 1st half of the 20th century, Wavy bog iron blade with fine pamor and cut root. Gemstone studded brass mendhak, the gilt handle in the form of a deity, profusely set with rubies, garnets and glass cabochons. Large ivory wrangka elaborately carved with figures and ornaments, florally chased, brass covered wood scabbard veneered on the obverse with timoho wood. Length 66 cm. Indonesian archipelago, Indonesia, Far East, Asia, Asian, ethnology, ethnicity, ethnic, tribal, object, objects, sti, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
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Keywords: 20th, carved, century, gemstone, ivory, kris, studded, sumatran, wrangka
