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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
Today, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 88
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A. G. Maisey
Too big a guess mate. Can't do it.
Ivory?...Too big a guess mate. Can't do it. Ivory? De-natured antler? Bone? How carved? Can't tell these things from the pic. Yes, its neat work, but I have Bali hilts done within the last five years... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
Today, 01:43 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 88
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A. G. Maisey
Wisnu in his incarnation as Kresna had a conch...Wisnu in his incarnation as Kresna had a conch shell as a weapon --- Si Sangka Panacajaniya --- he had taken this conch shell from a demon, maybe this is supposed to be this demon, but I don't know... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 141
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A. G. Maisey
Yes, it is true that museums all over the world...Yes, it is true that museums all over the world are struggling to stay afloat, however, this is not a recent phenomenon. About 25 years ago I was visited by a curator from a major European museum.... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th May 2013, 02:39 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 479
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A. G. Maisey
I feel that the skills will be retained,...I feel that the skills will be retained, Rasjid. Its mostly the artists who do decorate wayang puppets who do the sunggingan scabbards, and I doubt that wayang is going to disappear any time soon.... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th May 2013, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,019
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A. G. Maisey
Thank you for your comments Dave. As a...Thank you for your comments Dave. As a professional in this field (of collecting) your comments and perspective are of more than a little interest. |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th May 2013, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 309
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A. G. Maisey
Jean, in the ones I handled the carving had been...Jean, in the ones I handled the carving had been used to cover the joins and the patination had been used to cover the carving. I was told explicitly that the objective had been to produce something... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th May 2013, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,019
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A. G. Maisey
No disagreement with anything you've written...No disagreement with anything you've written Ariel. A very perceptive comment, not an answer to my questions, but a perceptive comment none the less. As for people from one society and culture using... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th May 2013, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 309
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A. G. Maisey
If the material is ivory it is probably sourced...If the material is ivory it is probably sourced from old bride price ivory used in the eastern islands. However. A few weeks ago in Solo I saw quite a lot of exactly similar hilts that had been... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th May 2013, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 479
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A. G. Maisey
Yeah, you're right David, I connected Rasdan and...Yeah, you're right David, I connected Rasdan and Jussi. My apologies to you both, gentlemen. I'd just finished watching one of my favorite movies --- Borderline, Jack Nicholson--- and I was... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th May 2013, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 479
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A. G. Maisey
Far too hard Jussi. I do not know everything...Far too hard Jussi. I do not know everything about everything, I think I understand a little bit about a little bit. Q1. Paint. Sunggingan simply means decorative paint work. In Jawa they decorate... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th May 2013, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 479
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th May 2013, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 479
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A. G. Maisey
SungginganAs somebody who does sell keris I'm a bit handicapped when it comes to posting photos of things, because for a few years now I've been selling items from my personal collection, and I do not wish to... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th May 2013, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,019
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A. G. Maisey
Ariel, I doubt that any reasonable person could...Ariel, I doubt that any reasonable person could disagree with what you have written, but what you have written does not really address my questions. My guess is that the desire to collect anything... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2013, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 273
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A. G. Maisey
An arit is a tool, similar to a sickle or a...An arit is a tool, similar to a sickle or a reaping hook. Lots of different sizes and shapes and designs lots of different applications, from light grass trimming to splitting wood. Probably more... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd May 2013, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 800
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A. G. Maisey
Yuuzan, perhaps the hardest thing with any...Yuuzan, perhaps the hardest thing with any research is to ask the right question. Answers to a question are not difficult to formulate, it is possible to take a smidgen of fact and spin that into a... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd May 2013, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 800
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A. G. Maisey
Thank you Ariel, for taking the time to make a...Thank you Ariel, for taking the time to make a response when you are under pressure. I do understand:- wives, grandchildren and significant others can really be quite demanding at times. I live in... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd May 2013, 02:31 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 800
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A. G. Maisey
There's another author you may care to consider...There's another author you may care to consider too David: Koentjaraningrat, "Javanese Culture". As with Geertz and Mulder, its a classic, and it has copped its fair share of criticism from other... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st May 2013, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 33
Sticky: !STOLEN WEAPONS ALERT!
Views: 1,162
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A. G. Maisey
My most sincere sympathy for your sad loss, may...My most sincere sympathy for your sad loss, may it be only temporary, and may the mongrels who carried out this theft burn in the fires of Hell forever. |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st May 2013, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 800
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A. G. Maisey
Mulder is a good start, Yuuzan. I find him very...Mulder is a good start, Yuuzan. I find him very easy to read, but he tends to generalise a bit too much, which is OK as long as we can recognise that what he puts forth is not necessarily applicable... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st May 2013, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,019
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A. G. Maisey
Thank you gentlemen.
The responses to my...Thank you gentlemen. The responses to my questions are beginning to exceed what I had hoped for. It seems that this is a subject to which many of us can relate. Iain, I particularly like what you... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st May 2013, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 800
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A. G. Maisey
Ariel, as I have already remarked:- I enjoy...Ariel, as I have already remarked:- I enjoy reading your posts; you have a style that is quite unique in this Forum and that does make a change from the usual warm, touchy-feely comradeship that... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st May 2013, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,019
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A. G. Maisey
Sorry Jean, not in public.
This matter deals...Sorry Jean, not in public. This matter deals with a man for whom I have a great deal of respect who has now passed to another realm, his personal preferences should not be aired in public |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st May 2013, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,019
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A. G. Maisey
Yes, you're right on the money Jussi:- things...Yes, you're right on the money Jussi:- things change over time. I no longer go running through the lignum chasing pig dogs so that I can severe the spinal cord of a boar with a khukri blow. It was... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st May 2013, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 800
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A. G. Maisey
Thank you for your detailed response Ariel.
I...Thank you for your detailed response Ariel. I find it an intensely interesting response because it very probably is an accurate reflection of the world and profession that you know, and I guess,... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th April 2013, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 800
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A. G. Maisey
Ariel, the core of the keris world is really very...Ariel, the core of the keris world is really very small. The population of that core is known by name, and in many , if not most cases, by nature to the other members of the core. I would suggest... |
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