JAVA ISLAND, Indonesia. Ukiran or hulu kriss" wooden handle in the shape of a stylised figure with a Garuda head and a bronze ferrule. Superb black patina and good age. Length: 9 cm. Note: The kriss (keris in Indonesian and Curiga in Javanese) is a dagger that symbolises the physical and social double of its owner. Provenance: Collected in situ in 1976 by Jacques Cortecero.