Author: Alkema, Theo (Text).; Grishaaver, Ben (Photography).; Sirag, Karel (Line drawings).
Title: IRON ANCESTORS. Kris Sajen, Kris Majapahit and related Objects.
Description: 222 pp.; 288 colour photographs, 27 b/w drawings, glossary, bibliography. Text: English. Leiden, 2010. Hbk. Standard work on the subject. This important monography focusses on the all-iron kris with an ancestor as its hilt, amulets rather than weapons. This first ever publication on the subject entirely devoted to these time-honoured heirlooms is based on the collection of the National Museum of Ethnology (Leiden, the Netherlands) and on a private collection of great quality and quantity. Theo Alkema's 'Iron Ancestors' is enhanced with 288 illustrations by top photographer Ben Grishaaver and with 27 exquisite drawings by the artist Karel Sirag.

Keywords: Indonesia: Java & Bali Indonesia: Weapons