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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 21st September 2025, 02:01 PM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Maybe he picked it up in the same place. ...

Maybe he picked it up in the same place.

However, the point of my interest is this:-

in probably all languages there is wide variation in the rendition of the words used to convey an idea,...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 21st September 2025, 04:10 AM
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Views: 28,509
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you for your prompt response , Detlef. ...

Thank you for your prompt response , Detlef.

Here is the back story.

Many years ago, I was told by a Balinese friend that the name for these things was "pelecok".

A well informed Australian...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 20th September 2025, 11:48 PM
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Views: 28,509
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Detlef, in what language, or perhaps dialect is...

Detlef, in what language, or perhaps dialect is the name of these implements "plocokan" ?

This is not a confrontational question, it is request for clarification.

Thank you.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th August 2025, 03:31 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 15,702
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Based upon the Surakarta parameters of Tangguh...

Based upon the Surakarta parameters of Tangguh classification, the gonjo profile suggests Pajajaran, however the rondha form suggests a tendency to Surakarta. Taking these two indicators & noting the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th August 2025, 12:23 PM
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Views: 15,702
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Could you please provide a photo of the top of...

Could you please provide a photo of the top of the gonjo looking directly down onto it, & the length of the blade from the top of the gonjo to the tip of the blade.

Thank you.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2025, 10:21 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,400
Posted By A. G. Maisey
The fretwork is reminiscent of the rondha found...

The fretwork is reminiscent of the rondha found in keris and other Indonesian weapons, the acid etching is common in various blades produced in East Jawa & along the North Coast of Jawa, the carved...
Forum: European Armoury 14th August 2025, 11:54 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 26,131
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Robert, my post #10 to this thread was not in any...

Robert, my post #10 to this thread was not in any way a challenge to the baptismal, & thus the formal name of Harry Angelo, my post was simply an expression of my sadness, or perhaps disappointment,...
Forum: European Armoury 14th August 2025, 01:38 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 26,131
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I was once told that if I wrote something that an...

I was once told that if I wrote something that an educated 8 year old could not understand that I'd better go back & try again.

Been trying again ever since.

Occasionally successfully.
Forum: European Armoury 14th August 2025, 04:17 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 26,131
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Jim, what a lot of us --- me included --- tend to...

Jim, what a lot of us --- me included --- tend to forget is that it is only in very recent times that English spelling has more or less been formalised. My own family name --- going back through the...
Forum: European Armoury 14th August 2025, 12:12 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 26,131
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Jim, it saddens me to see that you have altered...

Jim, it saddens me to see that you have altered the name of Henry Charles William Malevolti/Angelo from your initial use of "Harry" to "Henry". Harry was baptised with his Italian father's family...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2025, 11:32 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 20,844
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I am not a frequent participant in discussion of...

I am not a frequent participant in discussion of this sub-forum, but I do follow those threads which interest me, and this particular thread is one that strikes cleanly to the heart of my own...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd August 2025, 10:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,178
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Jeff, David & I are on the same page. This...

Jeff, David & I are on the same page.

This keris will restore well.

The blade is not at all a clunker, it is decent workmanship, my doubts about the blade only relate to age, but as far are...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st July 2025, 01:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,365
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This high relief contrast is not sought, it...

This high relief contrast is not sought, it happens unintentionally.

In the past hair was sometimes used to provide a pressure fit for the hilt. There are number of beliefs as to why, nothing is...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st July 2025, 02:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,365
Posted By A. G. Maisey
If a blade comes out of the cleaning bath with a...

If a blade comes out of the cleaning bath with a rough texture you clean it off with an abrasive, in Bali they mostly use wet sand followed by limestone powder, in Solo I think most people use wet...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st July 2025, 12:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,365
Posted By A. G. Maisey
A lot of people would call this pamor "Singkir" &...

A lot of people would call this pamor "Singkir" & immediately place it as Madura.

I am not able to be certain if working from photos, but I believe that in the hand I would not place this as...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th July 2025, 02:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,178
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Jeff, this keris never had a pendok, it had...

Jeff, this keris never had a pendok, it had veneer(Bali:-penabeng) glued to the front of the gandar (Bali:- penyejer). This veneer might have been a single strip of figured veneer, or it might have...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th July 2025, 09:50 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 35,471
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thanks for those pics Adam, yes, the various...

Thanks for those pics Adam, yes, the various materials used are now quite clear, and you're dead right, it would have been a lot of work, but if one is a skilled worker in wood, such a job would not...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th July 2025, 03:04 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 18,445
Posted By A. G. Maisey
It might be a little bit difficult to get the...

It might be a little bit difficult to get the heat exactly where you want it with a gas stove, Sid. In Jawa I use a candle --- I use a candle in Oz too, if i run out of gas.

A candle flame is...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th July 2025, 12:17 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 35,471
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Adam, what I believe I can see at the bottom end...

Adam, what I believe I can see at the bottom end of that hilt is a fairly common repair for a cracked hilt, the hilt hole is enlarged, the hilt is compressed to close the cracks, the insert is put in...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th July 2025, 11:18 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 18,445
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Sid, if that hilt has been put on with Araldite...

Sid, if that hilt has been put on with Araldite or something similar it needs to get above 80C (176F) before it loses bond strength.

Gentle heat will do nothing at all.

I usually use a...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd July 2025, 11:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 18,445
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I'm not so sure that this pamor is wos wutah ---...

I'm not so sure that this pamor is wos wutah --- or, as they refer to it in Bali "wusing wutah". There are a number of variations within the wos wutah classification, & this particular pamor that...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd July 2025, 10:15 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 17,271
Posted By A. G. Maisey
When the keris gallery was opened it was all...

When the keris gallery was opened it was all about current keris art, current era keris & current era dress.

However, a couple of years ago a new gallery was opened, on the same floor as the first...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd July 2025, 12:21 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 17,271
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Perhaps the person who named the "Parts of a...

Perhaps the person who named the "Parts of a Keris Blade" might consider a crash course in basic keris understandings?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st July 2025, 03:03 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 17,271
Posted By A. G. Maisey
The previous display arrangement was much better...

The previous display arrangement was much better than the present one, there were many more keris presented in a correct viewing position, instead of laying down, this crazy idea of laying them down...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th July 2025, 01:29 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 35,471
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Adam, anything is possible. In so far as...

Adam, anything is possible.

In so far as societies where many, or perhaps most, of the population subscribe to the concept that we could perhaps refer to as the "magical world view", it can be...
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