A gold decorated kris, Yogyakarta, circa 1900 Slightly sinuous, bog iron blade with both sides displaying a gilded representation of the two-headed nagaraja serpent. Mendak set with stones. Finely carved madura-bone grip. Curved wooden wrangka. The obverse side of the brass scabbard cover is chased with ornamental designs. Length cm. Provenance Freiherr von Hochstetter Collection, Düsseldorf. historic, historical, 1900s, 20th century, 19th century, Indonesian archipelago, Indonesia, Far East, Asia, Asian, ethnology, ethnicity, ethnic, tribal, object, objec,

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