Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th October 2017, 01:56 AM
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Replies: 10
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Alan, I agree that your observation about Java...
Alan, I agree that your observation about Java likely holds true for most of the keris world: to wit, the farther the distance from the courts (or Java entirely, for that matter), the more variation...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th October 2017, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th October 2017, 01:22 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 16,256
Just to be clear, the proposed UK ban is in...
Just to be clear, the proposed UK ban is in regard to the purchasing and selling of ivory, not the possession of ivory. The US ban is in regard to the purchasing and selling of African ivory, not...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd August 2017, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,188
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd August 2017, 01:08 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,188
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th July 2017, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,374
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th June 2017, 03:53 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 26,767
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th May 2017, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 27,417
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th May 2017, 04:09 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 27,417
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th May 2017, 04:06 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 27,417
According to contemporary Peninsular &...
According to contemporary Peninsular & Singaporean collectors, a tajong is defined by the dress (both hilt and sheath), so in the absence of proper dress, it isn't a tajong, but rather a pandai saras...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th May 2017, 03:57 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,227
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st April 2017, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,188
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st April 2017, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,188
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st April 2017, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,188
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st April 2017, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,188
Kai, I would agree that the photos I posted can...
Kai, I would agree that the photos I posted can be considered "staged" in the sense that they are formal portraits in traditional dress no different from how a modern Japanese woman might sit for a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th March 2017, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,188
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th March 2017, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,188
The Tropenmuseum in the Netherlands has a...
The Tropenmuseum in the Netherlands has a remarkable collection of pre-WW II photographs of Balinese and Javanese wearing keris in the traditional manner, available through their website. Link here:...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
10th March 2017, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 67,124
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st February 2017, 04:11 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,527
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st February 2017, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,527
The hazards of speaking too soon. Edited my...
The hazards of speaking too soon. Edited my original post.
Originally I thought this was a Peninsular carita blade, but I'm leaning towards it being a Sumatran anak alang blade instead. The...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th January 2017, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 24,226
David, I think we mostly share the same opinion...
David, I think we mostly share the same opinion here. I agree that names do matter because we use them as a form of communication, and as a shorthand for the form itself, so we need some consensus...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th January 2017, 05:17 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 24,226
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th January 2017, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 24,226
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th January 2017, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 24,226
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st December 2016, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 24,226
David, I'm in complete agreement that a pekaka...
David, I'm in complete agreement that a pekaka hilt would also have been appropriate for this keris; I have at least one Bugis-style keris in Terengganu dress with a pekaka hilt. Furthermore, I...
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