Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 03:21 PM
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Well there is no question is my mind that this...
Well there is no question is my mind that this blade is NOT Bugis in origin, regardless of what dress it my have eventually ended up in or where it was collected. Since i had thought this discussion...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 02:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th June 2024, 05:51 PM
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Very nice old kris that seems to have been...
Very nice old kris that seems to have been adopted for Visayan use.
I don't see any 16th century Bugis keris discussed in the link you provided. Which of the keris in that thread are you referring...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2024, 06:34 PM
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There is no doubt that mono steel blades have...
There is no doubt that mono steel blades have been made for some time and i am sure there are quite a few examples of late 19th and early 20th century Moro blades out there. However, my understanding...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd June 2024, 02:10 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd June 2024, 07:18 PM
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Detlef, i would say there is a possibility the...
Detlef, i would say there is a possibility the blade could be an from Bali. The pamor reminds me of Bali work and the blade surface is polished. But i would not argue with anyone who felt strongly...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2024, 03:26 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd May 2024, 01:47 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th May 2024, 04:54 PM
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I can see some similarities, but not nearly...
I can see some similarities, but not nearly enough to make that a viable guess for me.
Sorry i didn't respond to the question earlier, but i somehow missed it. I have never considered tangguh my...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th May 2024, 04:01 PM
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Hi Ian. The keris is at this point a rather...
Hi Ian. The keris is at this point a rather multicultural artifact. As you probably know, it began when Jawa was mostly a Hindu/Buddhist culture. Islam took hold of the region a few centuries later....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2024, 03:23 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th May 2024, 03:06 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th May 2024, 03:00 PM
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Views: 4,672
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2024, 07:39 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th May 2024, 07:36 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th May 2024, 07:38 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th May 2024, 07:31 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th May 2024, 03:34 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th May 2024, 03:25 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th May 2024, 02:48 PM
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Views: 11,262
Good point about the luk variety of this...
Good point about the luk variety of this particular sajen. I was attempting to answer Omar's question more generally. Which came first, sajen or Sombro. Certainly the very early keris sajen are all...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th May 2024, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 27
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Yes, this does appear to be a legitimately old...
Yes, this does appear to be a legitimately old keris sajen, but i don't really find it possible to get too exacting with ages on these since the form does not change much over the centuries. When...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th May 2024, 05:09 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th May 2024, 07:18 PM
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Omar, this appears to be a fairly contemporary...
Omar, this appears to be a fairly contemporary keris to me, probably no older than the one that started this thread. It is made in a talismanic manner, that is, it has inscriptions and symbols all...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th May 2024, 05:30 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th May 2024, 05:13 PM
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My personal feeling about keris is that they...
My personal feeling about keris is that they should always be kept in their sheath when not being viewed. Many collectors wrap their keris in plastic so as not to have the metal in constant contact...
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