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Iron ancestors : kris sajen, kris majapahit and related objects / by Theo Alkema (ed.) ; Ben Grishaaver [photography] ; Karel Sirag [drawings].

Title
Iron ancestors : kris sajen, kris majapahit and related objects / by Theo Alkema (ed.) ; Ben Grishaaver [photography] ; Karel Sirag [drawings].
Publication
Leiden : C. Zwartenkot Art Books, 2010.

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Additional Authors
  • Alkema, Theo.
  • Grishaaver, Ben.
  • Sirag, Karel, 1948-
Description
222 p. : col. ill.; 29 cm.
Subject
  • Alkema, Theo > Private collections
  • Daggers > Indonesia
  • Indonesia > Antiquities
  • Iron age > Indonesia
  • Krises
  • Museum Volkenkunde (Leiden, Netherlands)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- How the collection came to be -- The kris in general -- Iron ancestors -- The keris sajen -- The very small iron ancestor kris -- The iron ancestor kris from the Madjapahit Period -- The iron ancestor badi -- Adaptations -- Anthropomorphic figures in and on blades -- A fitting final part -- Fakes -- Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 9789054500117
  • 9054500115
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library