20th C. Indonesian Steel & Gilt Wood Kris w/ Sheath

100% of the Buyer's Premium of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. ea

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful example of a personal ceremonial dagger known as a kris (also keris) with a skillfully painted sheath bearing gilded detailing. The hand

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 20th century CE. A remarkable forged-steel ceremonial sword called a kris (also keris) with a nickel silver (brass containing nickel) and wood sheath. The elegant

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A forged-steel presentation sword known as a kris with a wavy steel blade attached to a nickel-silver handle wrapped with thin wiring. Above is a ha

**First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine kris (keris), a personal ceremonial sword used throughout Indonesia. The hand-carved wooden handle features a pair

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fine kris (also keris) used as ceremonial attire when attending court for any number of reasons. The hand-carved wooden handle features a

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris) of an elegant form. The hand-carved wooden handle features a pair of abstract anthropomorp

**Originally Listed At $350** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful personal dagger known as a kris (also keris) used for ceremonial purposes. The hand-carved wooden

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful kris (also keris) with a wooden handle featuring 8 abstract anthropomorphic maskettes along the interior and exterior curves. Beneath th

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A great example of a ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris) with a brass sheath jacket boasting dense foliage motifs in repousse. Th

**First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A forged-steel kris blade of slight serpentine profile bearing a pair of slender fullers down the spine. Above t

**Originally Listed At $250** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A lovely kris (keris), a personal ceremonial sword. The hand-carved wooden handle features a pair of abstract anthropo

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A kris (keris) with a curving serpentine blade in two tones of metal and an intricate wooden handle. The curved handle, carved from a

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive and elegant steel and ivory sword with the matching silver and wood sheath known as a kris panjang which liter

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A forged-steel kris with a straight profile and a projecting hand guard. The abstract phytomorphic handle is hand-carved from dugong ivory, and

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely personal dagger known as a kris (also keris) meant to be carried on special occasions. The spool-shaped wooden handle has thin twisted th

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful personal ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris). The hand-carved wooden handle features a pair of abstract anthropomorphic mask

**Originally Listed At $600** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden sheath meant to accommodate the blade of a kris dagger. The sheath consists of a wooden

**Originally Listed At $400** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, western Java, Sundanese people, ca. early 20th century CE. An interesting example of a kujang, an ancient style of agricultural tool used by fa

**Originally Listed At $400** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A lovely personal ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris). The hand-carved wooden handle has a pair of abstract

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A personal ceremonial sword known as a kris. The wooden handle features 2 abstract maskettes along the interior curve and rest above a brass spacer

**Originally Listed At $400** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a forged-iron kris (keris), a ceremonial personal sword with a handle and sca

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 19th century CE. A kris (keris), with a narrow, banded blade and a smoothly carved handle and sheath. The grip is carved wood in an abstract zoomorphic form that l

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, Madura, & Sumatra, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine collection of 5 hand-carved wooden handles, meant to be affixed onto the tang of a personal sword known as