Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th December 2011, 06:38 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th December 2011, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th December 2011, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th December 2011, 01:33 AM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th December 2011, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 17
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Pusaka, I am not an empu or pandai keris, nor...
Pusaka, I am not an empu or pandai keris, nor living in keris making environment. But I do know that not all the 16 types of wesi are compatible to be forged in one keris. The number of metals that...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th December 2011, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,897
types of wesi mentioned above can be best...
types of wesi mentioned above can be best identified by somebody who is an empu keris or at least a pandai keris. Or maybe by people who live around an active empu. Those are types of "tosan aji"...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th December 2011, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,897
the problem with forging 7 metal alloy is that...
the problem with forging 7 metal alloy is that the keris as the finnished product without slorok or baja. The metals are forged together and the pattern welding will bring out unidentifiable pamor....
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th December 2011, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 5
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IMHO, the timeline when the Moro Kalis appeared...
IMHO, the timeline when the Moro Kalis appeared could be around the time of European intervention in Nusantara politics, most probably around the fall of Gowa (Makassar) to the Dutch and its ally,...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th November 2011, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 15
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why not look at Palembang kerises pre Sultan...
why not look at Palembang kerises pre Sultan Agung period for the closest similarity with Majapahit kerises? And as for keris culture closest to Majapahit ahkir era, we can look to Kelantan, malaysia...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th November 2011, 01:09 AM
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Replies: 16
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gajah tikor
gajah tikor is a terminology of the Malays in Northern Peninsula (kelantan and pattani). Its a local Malay dialect, and I do not believe its included in the Malay dictionaries. As we all know, Malay...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th November 2011, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 17
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keris selit
the term ''keris selit'' is relatively new as traditionally, the smaller keris tucked in the waist band is called ''keris pandak'' in reference to short keris. Keris pandak normally holds a higher...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th November 2011, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 20,284
Hi Sajen,
Gajah means elephant
Tikor means...
Hi Sajen,
Gajah means elephant
Tikor means big or great
gajah tikor is a keris terminology in Pattani and Northern Peninsula describing a keris lurus with curvy profile such as yours. Gajah...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd November 2011, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 24,417
Thank you Alan.
from the historical...
Thank you Alan.
from the historical perspective, many keraton empu started off as an apprentice / panjak of the empu who served in the kraton. Legends however, mention that best empu could be from...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd November 2011, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd November 2011, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 24,417
I have another keris of different dapur, and...
I have another keris of different dapur, and different tangguh, claimed by the seller as a kraton piece. unfortunately its not of Surakarta Hadiningrat. My piece was claimed to be of Sri Manganti...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd November 2011, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 28
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st November 2011, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 8
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from various sources esp from my spiritual...
from various sources esp from my spiritual teacher in kerisology, kerises of pre sultan agung era were very limited in numbers because keris was quite exclusive to certain level of society only,...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th October 2011, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 19
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balu mekabun??
i would suspect that the term ''balu mekabun'' derives from ''balu berkabung''. It is a Malay term for ''mourning widow''. Philosophically, the hilt of a keris in the olden days is often exposed for...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th October 2011, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 15
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th September 2011, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 28
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th September 2011, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 9,679
I have seen a most probably 19th century photo...
I have seen a most probably 19th century photo depicted Bugis Sumatran styled wearing of the keris by hanging it like a saber. I forgot where the photo was taken from, but I must say it was authentic.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th September 2011, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 7
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The Busgis styled malay blade looks very well...
The Busgis styled malay blade looks very well made, and certainly has some age to it....maybe around 200 yrs old...cant tell for sure though.
However, I have this weird feeling towards the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th August 2011, 03:30 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 18,104
Thank you Alan for yet another free lesson on...
Thank you Alan for yet another free lesson on kerisology. Yes, I must admit that keris terminolgy has strayed a lot from its originality. And the meaning of originality in keris world, should be from...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd August 2011, 03:32 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 18,104
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd August 2011, 03:29 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 18,104
Hi Alan,
I have no idea the exact origin of...
Hi Alan,
I have no idea the exact origin of the term "wahyu temurun" but its quite common name used in Jogja and by collectors of Javanese keris here in Malaysia. After doing some checking with a...
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