File:Keris Relief, Candi Sukuh 1250.jpg
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English: The forging of iron, and in particular of the iron knife-blades known as kris, or keris, had a spiritual significance in Indonesia. The present relief is highly celebrated, and has been exhibited abroad. In the left panel, a blacksmith is forging a kris; he extends its blade into the fire. In the right panel, an assistant pumps the bellows that extend, along the bottom of the relief, to the forge in the left hand panel. In the central panel, an elephant-headed god dances upon a platform while holding a dog.
Stanley J. O'Connor (1985) identifies the blacksmith as Bhima, and the elephant as a Tantric form of Ganesh. However, this scheme, especially as regards Bhima, is doubted by other scholars, who feel there is not enough evidence to positively identify the figures. |
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| Author | Michael Gunther |
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