Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th May 2022, 04:19 AM
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Sid, if I'm right about approximate age of the...
Sid, if I'm right about approximate age of the dress, we can forget moose antler, the international supply network to Bali was a wee bit different 50-60 years ago to what it is now.
Imagine being...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th May 2022, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th May 2022, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 14
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Sid, may I ask where you got the dhapur name...
Sid, may I ask where you got the dhapur name "marap" from?
I know of a Balinese dhapur "marak", but I do not know "marap".
The blade pre-dates 1900, but it is very difficult to date Balinese...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th May 2022, 02:29 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 2,275
I put the link into this thread last night:-
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I put the link into this thread last night:-
Black stain spreading on keris during vinegar cleaning
I just checked it in that thread a moment ago and it takes you to where you need to be.
I...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd May 2022, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 2,275
As to the danger of handling arsenic.
Here...
As to the danger of handling arsenic.
Here in The Land of Oz (AKA: Australia), people who need to work with arsenic are routinely tested for arsenic levels in their body and appropriate action is...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd May 2022, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 21,197
Scroll down to page #19
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Scroll down to page #19
https://aiccm.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/NationalNewsletter_103_June2007_0.pdf
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd May 2022, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 49
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd May 2022, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 49
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Well, I watched it through.
I do admire this...
Well, I watched it through.
I do admire this gentleman's persistence, however, to spend all this time and all this work to produce an end result that will be inferior to the normal result produced...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd May 2022, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 27
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2022, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,509
David, Garret's mentor was Go Tik Swan, AKA...
David, Garret's mentor was Go Tik Swan, AKA Panembahan Hardjonegoro(alm.), his principal teacher was a m'ranggi known as "Pak Bei". The period was late 1960's, through to early 1970's.
Nothing in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2022, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,509
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2022, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 27
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Regarding spellings of Javanese words.
I am...
Regarding spellings of Javanese words.
I am not Javanese, however, I do have a a 70 year association with Javanese culture & society, the last 50 or so years of that 70 years has been close up &...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th May 2022, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 499
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th May 2022, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 499
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2022, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,509
The wedung is worn by certain high ranking...
The wedung is worn by certain high ranking members of a kraton hierarchy, in this case the Surakarta Karaton, as a symbol of the wearer's willingness to cut a path through the jungle for his lord,...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th May 2022, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 499
Thank you Athanase.
So, 36cm = +/- 14.25...
Thank you Athanase.
So, 36cm = +/- 14.25 inches.
After I asked my question I scaled it from your photos and came up with +/- 15"
This keris, blade only, is not of Balinese origin, it was...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th May 2022, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 926
Yes GP, its a nice keris, these older, classic...
Yes GP, its a nice keris, these older, classic Bali keris have a presence that i feel is very powerful, however, unfortunately your particular keris has been thoughtlessly dressed. That is no big...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th May 2022, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 499
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th May 2022, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 926
Thank you for your further explanations Jean.
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Thank you for your further explanations Jean.
In respect of the name that might be accurately applied to the top cross part of a wrongko, yes, I was aware of Sutejo Neka's use of "sampir" when I...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th May 2022, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 1
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A pretty piece of work GP.
The hilt is not...
A pretty piece of work GP.
The hilt is not ivory, it is bone or deer antler, more likely to be bone I think.
The "keris" is not in my opinion, a keris.
It is a keris-like object where the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th May 2022, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 926
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th May 2022, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 926
Jean, the keris is Balinese or Balinese style,...
Jean, the keris is Balinese or Balinese style, the atasan is Balinese style, the pendok is not Balinese, and the hilt is more likely to be Lombok than Bali.
There is perhaps a possibility that...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th May 2022, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 926
Afterthought
I just re-read this comment, &...
Afterthought
I just re-read this comment, & it sounds harsh, it is not intended to be.
This is a nice keris, the dress is pretty much less than nice, but it can be easily improved.
It is the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th May 2022, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 926
Just the pendok Paul, the atasan or gambar is...
Just the pendok Paul, the atasan or gambar is older Bali, the hilt is a bit of a mix of two different genuinely Balinese themes, the cup upon which the hilt sits is a sort invention, as is the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th May 2022, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 926
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