Weapon Keris Ukurian Ceremonial Sword Dagger Southeast Asia Indonesia, 20th C.

Weapon Golok Klewang Keris Ceremonial Sword Dagger. Nice keris Additional information: Material: Bronze & Metal, Wood / Bamboo Region of Origin: India/Indonesia Period: 19th century...

Lovely and very detailed piece. . If someone were to bring up the topic of Japanese antiques, what images would come to your mind? Kimono? Swords? Armor? Possibly netsuke? A few might even know what an inro is. How about the yatate? I have shown a yatate to many of my Japanese acquaintances here in Tokyo, and was surprised to discover that most did not even know what it was! Artists and calligraphers usually knew right away, though. A yatate (pronounced yah-tah-teh) is a Japanese portable writing set. The yatate has been around since the Kamakura period (1185-1333). It contains a traditional Japanese bamboo brush and an ink pot filled with cotton or silk which holds liquid sumi ink. Yatate literally means "arrow Stand." The Japanese traditional way of writing is with a brush (fude) and ink (sumi). Before the invention of the yatate, whenever anyone wanted to write or draw in ink, he had to make his own ink by grinding the ink stick...

Indonesian Wood and Bone Kris Dagger, Indonesia

This currency sword, like most African trade currency items, was used as a way to transfer wealth for the purpose of buying land or animals but is most ...