Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th May 2018, 01:50 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th May 2018, 01:13 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2016, 08:15 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th January 2016, 09:34 AM
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Question on tulwar blade construction
Hello to everyone and a happy 2016! :)
I'm posting on behalf of a friend who bought this tulwar recently. The tulwar blade looks like it could either be wootz or sham, but the tip is made from a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th July 2015, 01:52 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th July 2015, 01:50 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th July 2015, 12:29 PM
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Ok, thanks for the clarification!
Another...
Ok, thanks for the clarification!
Another piece I'd like to ask about - this coteng came back from Europe. The sheath form is different frm most coteng we see. I associate this sheath form as an...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th July 2015, 09:33 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th July 2015, 09:31 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th June 2015, 01:59 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th June 2015, 01:53 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th June 2015, 01:23 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th June 2015, 01:20 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th June 2015, 08:20 AM
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Yes, indeed.
To be even more provocative,...
Yes, indeed.
To be even more provocative, some kerises are not good enough for the social higher strata, and at the same time, they make poor weapons too. So what do we make of these kerises? :)
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th June 2015, 03:47 PM
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I meant good enough to wear around in the...
I meant good enough to wear around in the kampung, but not fine enough for the higher social strata. Sorry, this sounds politically incorrect, but that's the way art is. The centre of wealth and...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th June 2015, 04:43 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th June 2015, 06:54 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th June 2015, 05:40 AM
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Thus keris looks like it was restored in Java,...
Thus keris looks like it was restored in Java, seeing the way the wood is sanded to remove all patina, and polished to a very high shine.
The hilt looks like a copy of a Sulawesi hilt, and the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th June 2015, 02:23 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th June 2015, 05:20 AM
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Good authentic cotengs! Glad you went to the...
Good authentic cotengs! Glad you went to the right dealer and bought the right stuff. Well done!
The age of these kerises are very difficult to ascertain. They are probably pre-20th century, but...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th August 2014, 05:31 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th March 2014, 03:04 PM
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Thanks Detlef for the limks. I must say at the...
Thanks Detlef for the limks. I must say at the end of those threads, the conclusion is not clear as to where the keris came from. It is just a general agreement that it is North Coast Java.
In...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd March 2014, 05:36 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd March 2014, 05:26 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th March 2014, 03:19 PM
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