Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th April 2024, 11:49 PM
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Martin, if a blade is dressed correctly --- by...
Martin, if a blade is dressed correctly --- by "dressed" I mean physical imperfections removed --- we would not expect to see tool marks, & this redressing would also explain the lack of erosion at...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th April 2024, 12:12 AM
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The form looks like a tilam upih with 3 luk,...
The form looks like a tilam upih with 3 luk, whether the three luk are original or a later modification, I cannot know with any certainty, however the narrow blade & lack of erosion to the wadidang...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2024, 01:31 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th April 2024, 09:07 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th April 2024, 07:53 AM
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You could well be right Gustav.
I have also...
You could well be right Gustav.
I have also seen what you refer to, and by using a high ada-ada it is possible to give that impression of pamor miring.
I have not encountered the use of the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th April 2024, 10:59 PM
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Martin, I most sincerely doubt that we are...
Martin, I most sincerely doubt that we are looking at a scratch, I have seen this sort of erosion on many old keris.
If you look carefully, you can see a line of pamor that extends from the body...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th April 2024, 08:11 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th April 2024, 05:30 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd April 2024, 11:29 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd April 2024, 11:25 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd April 2024, 08:34 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd April 2024, 08:30 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd April 2024, 09:21 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd April 2024, 12:03 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st March 2024, 09:53 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th March 2024, 10:40 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th March 2024, 09:02 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th March 2024, 12:34 PM
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Yes, glass, but that's being a bit simple.
...
Yes, glass, but that's being a bit simple.
Paste glass is leaded glass & in antique jewellery it is quite collectable.
The little imitation stones that we find in Bali & Jawa keris dress are...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th March 2024, 01:38 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th March 2024, 09:43 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th March 2024, 09:37 PM
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Based upon what I believe I can see in the...
Based upon what I believe I can see in the photos:-
the keris is certainly an older blade, probably 19th century, dhapur brojol, pamor wos wutah, very likely classifiable as Tuban, but I would...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th March 2024, 01:44 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th March 2024, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 23
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I agree Detlef, the scabbard has some age, but...
I agree Detlef, the scabbard has some age, but that is not really relevant.
That scabbard could have moved to anywhere at any time, & if it had been damaged in Bali to the point where it could not...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th March 2024, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 23
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Detlef, my phrasing was:-
"--- some...
Detlef, my phrasing was:-
"--- some understanding of socio-religious mores in Bali. ---"
I did not say, nor think, that the person who applied the red paint might have had a deep knowledge of...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd March 2024, 08:43 PM
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I feel that I am looking at an out-of-society...
I feel that I am looking at an out-of-society reconstruction here.
The blade does appear to be Bali, the visible part of the wrongko could possibly have been produced by reshaping a damaged...
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