Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2011, 12:55 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2011, 11:28 PM
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Hullo again everybody!
Gene, what you have...
Hullo again everybody!
Gene, what you have there is a type of sickle I would refer to as a more common form of Koedjang Bikang Lolong or simply as Arit ( I believe the Oerang Kanekes would refer...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2011, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 35
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Hullo everybody,
Nice score with the golok,...
Hullo everybody,
Nice score with the golok, Gene! To be strictly correct, it is a Golok Ganda (double), as opposed to a Golok Kembar (twin). Thus, I would call it a Golok Djanoer Ganda.
At a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th June 2011, 07:30 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th June 2011, 07:23 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th June 2011, 04:15 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th June 2011, 11:55 PM
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Rooster/Cockerel Blade-Mark/-Stamp
Hullo everybody,:)
I would be most grateful for any information on, or photos of, blades from the 19thC. marked/stamped with a rooster/cockerel.
Best,
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st May 2011, 04:26 AM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st May 2011, 04:18 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st May 2011, 04:05 AM
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Replies: 5
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Hullo everybody!
I call it a golok djanoer...
Hullo everybody!
I call it a golok djanoer ('she who MUST be obeyed' uses one to clear brush/long-grass around our house). This style was popular in the 1950s.
Blade: L=41cm., OAL=56cm. T=0.8cm,...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd May 2011, 02:57 AM
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Replies: 9
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Hullo everybody,
BAAAAD idea......
Shades...
Hullo everybody,
BAAAAD idea......
Shades of HEGEMONY, 'closed-shop' etc!
Certainly WON'T stop fraud and corruption.
Will tend to commercialize the keris even more.
May create a 'new' class of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2011, 08:49 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2011, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 10
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Hullo everybody!
Looking at the overall...
Hullo everybody!
Looking at the overall piece and if the actual blade were double-edged and about 20+something cm., I'd call it a 'peso teundeut' (loosely, stabbing-knife/push-knife).
Part of...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th March 2011, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 4
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Hullo Ab,
In the absence of other input so...
Hullo Ab,
In the absence of other input so far, here is my twee-duit's worth:
It's very difficult to determine the dapur from photos ( It also depends on which protocol you follow).
However,...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th March 2011, 04:15 AM
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Replies: 5
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Hullo everybody,:)
Willem, to me it appears...
Hullo everybody,:)
Willem, to me it appears to be a date: 15th. day of the month (a.k.a Purnama/Full-moon, as the moon just starts to reduce) and (Pasaran/Market-day) Wage on the Javanese...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2011, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 32
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Hullo Gene,
Great job!
Traditionally, the...
Hullo Gene,
Great job!
Traditionally, the end of the scabbard was recessed so that the sock slipped in snugly and was pinned as necessary.
I see you already have a variety of socks as examples...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th March 2011, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 19
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Hullo everybody,
I apologise for my...
Hullo everybody,
I apologise for my tardiness.
I thought that I had finished with this thread.
But, as was just recently pointed out to me, apparently not.
WRT ..... my throw-away comment re:...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th March 2011, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 13,731
Hullo everybody,:)
I agree; for...
Hullo everybody,:)
I agree; for instance, as I was unable to attend my own engagement ceremony, I was forced to send my keris instead.:(
I take this as a general rule.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th March 2011, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 19
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Hullo Alan,
No offence taken.
If it...
Hullo Alan,
No offence taken.
If it makes things easier, I'm only too glad to oblige ( just requires a bit of effort rather than reflex).:)
BTW ..... JFYI ..... I have to say that I'm VERY Old...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th March 2011, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 19
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Hullo Neo,
WRT weapons .....generally, in a...
Hullo Neo,
WRT weapons .....generally, in a nutshell:
- Sang: prefix for weapon created by an expert smith (goeroe teupa/poe/mpoe/empoe) as a mark of respect/veneration (seldom used after the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2011, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 54,639
Hullo Henk,
- Both tools have an...
Hullo Henk,
- Both tools have an agricultural origin.
- The difference:
The druid sickle, from what I recall, is constructed merely in a sickle shape whereas the koedi/koedjang/tjongkrang is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2011, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 39,412
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2011, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 54,639
Hullo Billman,
I would refer to your first...
Hullo Billman,
I would refer to your first six pictures as: Koedjang variants (while their shapes may appear to vary widely, they share the same philisophy in their construction).
BTW ..... I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2011, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2011, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 39,412
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