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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th October 2025, 09:12 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Rob, you've used 'condong leleh' rather than...

Rob, you've used 'condong leleh' rather than 'condong campur', I think most people would agree with this usage, in fact I used to use leleh rather campur all the time myself.

A few months ago I...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th October 2025, 09:37 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,748
Posted By A. G. Maisey
You're most welcome Martin.

You're most welcome Martin.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th October 2025, 04:37 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,748
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This is actually a pretty good question Martin...

This is actually a pretty good question Martin --- I think of "good questions" as ones that I need to think about before I can respond to, and although I could have given a quick, off-the-cuff...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th October 2025, 01:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,748
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Did you mean a dhapur name? The dhapur names...

Did you mean a dhapur name?

The dhapur names that are generally known come from a pakem, or guide-book that was produced as a reference to dhapurs as they were known in Surakarta.

It is really...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th October 2025, 04:20 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 17,707
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I have currently spent untold hours on this...

I have currently spent untold hours on this matter, & I have tested it as well as I am able.

I have looked at the legal issues involved in the affixation of tariffs & most especially at the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th October 2025, 10:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 19,748
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes, Madura, dress is a sandang walikat style. ...

Yes, Madura, dress is a sandang walikat style.

It is possible that in Madura, sandang walikat might be known by a different name, but if it is, I do not know that name.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd October 2025, 10:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,736
Posted By A. G. Maisey
OK, so if we try to put a date on when these two...

OK, so if we try to put a date on when these two cultural icons first began to appear on keris, we need to be able to put a date on the keris first, & that is something that is close to impossible,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd October 2025, 03:23 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,750
Posted By A. G. Maisey
That hex cross section is what I mean when I...

That hex cross section is what I mean when I refer to "flat faces".

Does the blade have a hex cross section?
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 22nd October 2025, 07:28 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,897
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes, they are tabuh, used to strike a large gong,...

Yes, they are tabuh, used to strike a large gong, these look Javanese, quite similar to my own, but I guess they could be from anywhere that people strike gongs.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st October 2025, 11:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,750
Posted By A. G. Maisey
The form of the sirah cecak & the buntut urang is...

The form of the sirah cecak & the buntut urang is not typical of a keris that can be classified as Bugis, however, it is typical of a keris that can be classified as East Jawa or Madura.

If the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st October 2025, 11:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,736
Posted By A. G. Maisey
David, this is not really a keris question, it is...

David, this is not really a keris question, it is a cultural question.

We need to consider Hindu/Buddhist belief systems & symbolism as it relates to the serpent. These imported ideas synthesised...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st October 2025, 12:31 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,750
Posted By A. G. Maisey
That blade could be Bugis Detlef, but from the...

That blade could be Bugis Detlef, but from the photo I cannot see sufficient evidence to place it as Bugis, the indicators that I can see look more like East Jawa to me.

If in the hand it did...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th October 2025, 01:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,750
Posted By A. G. Maisey
If it has the typical Bugis flat faces, yes, I'd...

If it has the typical Bugis flat faces, yes, I'd agree, Bugis style, but I cannot see those flat faces in the photos, what I can see is a bold, very non-typical pamor, a long point to the blade and...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th October 2025, 09:31 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,750
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I'd be inclined to place the wrongko as Madura,...

I'd be inclined to place the wrongko as Madura, the hilt I cannot say with any certainty, the blade as Madura/East Jawa.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th October 2025, 11:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,735
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Adam, I'm not particularly well versed in respect...

Adam, I'm not particularly well versed in respect of Bugis style keris, so my own perspective is inclined to be rather simplistic.

The blade is Bugis style, the age is probably second half 19th...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2025, 09:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 17,707
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you for your update Detlef. Since my...

Thank you for your update Detlef.

Since my previous post to this thread I have been doing some testing of the entire international parcel post system.

I have found several deficiencies that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th October 2025, 01:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,860
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This is not a recent wedhung, I have owned &...

This is not a recent wedhung, I have owned & still do own, a number of very old wedhungs & also recent wedhungs. Pamor in recent ones is quite bright, nickel material, pamor in older ones is very...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th October 2025, 07:17 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,860
Posted By A. G. Maisey
The wedhung is a court knife that is required to...

The wedhung is a court knife that is required to be worn by some members of a kraton hierarchy.

In the case of the Surakarta kraton, a wedhung can only carry pamor if it is worn by a prince,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st October 2025, 11:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 17,707
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you for that info Detlef. Yes, I think...

Thank you for that info Detlef.

Yes, I think that this additional information is useful.

To me, it indicates that US postal officials are still working by the officially approved and documented...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th September 2025, 11:02 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 17,707
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes Ian, that's what it could come down to, just...

Yes Ian, that's what it could come down to, just sit things out until the wind blows another way.

But as can be seen in Lee's post & the Nihonto Message Board discussion, there is certainly a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th September 2025, 02:41 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 17,707
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I think Australia Post has suspended it for us...

I think Australia Post has suspended it for us Ian.

I plan to do a bit of system testing after carriage of non-business parcels is resumed. The American side seems to be pretty clear cut, & the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 30th September 2025, 05:13 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 14,740
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Post removed. Cannot get the links to work,...

Post removed.

Cannot get the links to work, so just a couple of pointers:-

Bob Dylan
Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
Rosemary started drinkin' hard and seein' her reflection in the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 28th September 2025, 09:32 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 7,405
Posted By A. G. Maisey
USA tariffs that apply to import of ethnographic items.

I posted this earlier today, I've just been told I needed to post a link to it into the Warung:-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30942
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2025, 03:52 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 17,707
Posted By A. G. Maisey
USA tariffs that apply to import of ethnographic items.

Several collectors of ethnographic items, including collectors of ethnographic weaponry have contacted me and enquired if I had any knowledge or understanding of how the recent alterations to tariffs...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th September 2025, 11:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 34,498
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Adam, I cannot read Chinese characters of any...

Adam, I cannot read Chinese characters of any type, and according to my understanding there are a number of types of characters. However i have encountered keris, tombak & other atrefacts originating...
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