A Sulawesi Bugis keris. 19th century

A Sulawesi Bugis keris. 19th century

A Sulawesi Bugis keris with a steel blade with seven luk, the hilt of ivory in shape of an abstract Garuda, carved all over with scrolls in sunken relief, selut and mendak of granulated silver, the scabbard of wood with a ring and end piece of bone, the wrongka of nicely grained wood of gayaman type. 19th century.

Length 44.3 cm

** Provenance
Private Collection, Southern Germany