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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 17th March 2023, 07:37 PM
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Posted By kai
Thanks for the details, pak Wijaya! Do you...

Thanks for the details, pak Wijaya!

Do you have more pics, please?

So, the whole ensemble is as excavated? (Not including the old scabbard, I guess?)

Regards,
Kai
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 17th March 2023, 07:33 PM
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Posted By kai
Question Thanks for the reference, André! I'm afraid...

Thanks for the reference, André!

I'm afraid the idea set forth in this paper is a non-sequitur for me: I'm missing an in-depth discussion why the author chooses to associate Madurese hilts with...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th March 2023, 06:37 PM
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Posted By kai
Yes, quite surely not from Bali, I believe.

Yes, quite surely not from Bali, I believe.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th March 2023, 06:02 PM
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Posted By kai
Thanks for posting this special hilt, Wijaya! ...

Thanks for posting this special hilt, Wijaya!

To me, this looks like an ancestor figural hilt (squatting posture with arms on both sides). Maybe Sumbawa?

Regards,
Kai
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th March 2023, 10:51 AM
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Posted By kai
Hello André, Yes, this hilt type clearly...

Hello André,

Yes, this hilt type clearly represents the pupa of longhorn beetles. That is the reason why the third pair of legs is partially covered by the (future) wing, at least if carved by...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th July 2008, 01:19 AM
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Posted By kai
Yes, the preying mantis seems to be a wrong...

Yes, the preying mantis seems to be a wrong identification (possibly based on the weird head of some of these hilts).


Could it be just a corruption? Those hilts with the horse-like heads seem to...
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