Kris

anonymous, 1300 - 1600

Rituals can also be performed during non-religious occasions. This small kris was probably used in rites for the magic healing of wounds and disease.

  • Artwork typekris
  • Object numberAK-MAK-270
  • Dimensionslength 14.7 cm x height 1.2 cm x depth 2 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Kris

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-270

  • Description

    Kris Majapahit, in pamor-techniek.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Java

  • Dating

    1300 - 1600

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    length 14.7 cm x height 1.2 cm x depth 2 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of Georg Tillmann, c. 1936)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by Georg Tillmann (1882-1941) to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1936?;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • David van Duuren, 'Krissen in het Rijksmuseum te Amsterdam', Aziatische Kunst 26 (1996) nr. 2, p. 2-17, afb. 1.

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