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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd January 2021, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 328
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st January 2021, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 328
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A. G. Maisey
In fact if anything is believed by sufficient...In fact if anything is believed by sufficient people, it is true, and even if it is believed by only one person, for that person, it is true. Belief is a powerful force. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
20th January 2021, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 322
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A. G. Maisey
I noticed this post a few days ago and I...I noticed this post a few days ago and I remembered that there was a Bali folk tale attached to this, but I could not remember the story. I stumbled on a version of the story this morning in one of... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th January 2021, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 201
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A. G. Maisey
Yes Jean, sebit ron tal is the terminology that...Yes Jean, sebit ron tal is the terminology that I'm familiar with, and in my opinion the more conventional term. |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th January 2021, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 201
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A. G. Maisey
I've just had a look at EK, and it appears to...I've just had a look at EK, and it appears to refer to the side profile of the gonjo, where the top of the gonjo is curved, not flat. As I said, I've never heard the term used for keris, but then,... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th January 2021, 03:10 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 701
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A. G. Maisey
If this blade had been made in Surakarta style we...If this blade had been made in Surakarta style we could give it as dhapur Bandhotan. Since it is not Surakarta style it misses out on some of the characteristics that we expect to see in a Surakarta... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th January 2021, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 201
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A. G. Maisey
Never heard that expression applied to a keris,...Never heard that expression applied to a keris, but it means a half round shape, ie hemispherical, like a coconut shell cut in half and the cut side put to the ground.(mbathok mengkureb) Just... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th January 2021, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 18,160
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th January 2021, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 18,160
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th January 2021, 02:08 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,329
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A. G. Maisey
IP. we normally do not use any adhesive to fit a...IP. we normally do not use any adhesive to fit a blade to a hilt, it is a pressure fit only, and has been for a very long time. The exception is keris that might have been used as weapons, and... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th January 2021, 12:10 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,329
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A. G. Maisey
Around 50 years ago I bought a Balinese carving...Around 50 years ago I bought a Balinese carving from Makassar ebony in a shop on Queensland's Gold Coast, it is about a 5" cube. I got it cheap because it had a long crack that at its widest was... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th January 2021, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,329
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A. G. Maisey
Yeah, it is possible to see a face in some of...Yeah, it is possible to see a face in some of them, and again, yeah, other published sources do call them janggelan. Personally, I'd like a different name for them, but I've never heard one. |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th January 2021, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,329
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A. G. Maisey
Yes Jean, I did touch on this area previously,...Yes Jean, I did touch on this area previously, but just so I can understand that we're both on the same page:- 1) the name Tunggak Semi must only be used for planar hilts of the Jogjakarta style,... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th January 2021, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 18,160
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A. G. Maisey
David, if you really need to drink that fuisce...David, if you really need to drink that fuisce stuff I sincerely recommend that your next bottle be Tullamore Dew. |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th January 2021, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,329
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A. G. Maisey
I'm going to disagree with you Jean, and this...I'm going to disagree with you Jean, and this disagreement is one that will put me in disagreement with many people. Firstly, there is the name itself of this hilt. It is variously rendered as... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th January 2021, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 18,160
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A. G. Maisey
Excellent advice Mickey.
But I probably wrote...Excellent advice Mickey. But I probably wrote those posts whilst drinking shiraz --- I normally drink either shiraz or coffee while I'm in front of the computer. |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th January 2021, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 18,160
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th January 2021, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 636
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A. G. Maisey
If the grain of the metal does not follow the...If the grain of the metal does not follow the curve of the edge of the blade it would be likely that the waves were cut into it rather than forged |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th January 2021, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 636
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A. G. Maisey
I've just spent 30 minutes or so in Photoshop...I've just spent 30 minutes or so in Photoshop playing with the photos that show the front of Shayde's blade. Why? Because in these photos as published it is totally impossible for me to read the... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th January 2021, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 18,160
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A. G. Maisey
I cannot give an authoritative answer to that...I cannot give an authoritative answer to that question Anthony. Balinese society is structured in a different way to Javanese society. The rulers do not live in a Karaton that is in effect a walled... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th December 2020, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 731
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A. G. Maisey
Of course they do Jean. I totally agree.
But...Of course they do Jean. I totally agree. But some of the people I have known during my lifetime who had unimpeachable integrity also lacked elegance. Whereas some of the most elegant people I have... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd December 2020, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 731
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A. G. Maisey
No, it is not Jenggolo, but this thick gonjo is...No, it is not Jenggolo, but this thick gonjo is an indicator of a better than usual keris. A Jenggolo keris usually has no steel core, the iron is without grain, it is very black and very padat, the... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st December 2020, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 9,605
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A. G. Maisey
As a fully qualified and dedicated cynic I have...As a fully qualified and dedicated cynic I have very few heros, but Sam Arbesman is one of them. In my shortlist, he is probably #1. |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th December 2020, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,535
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A. G. Maisey
David, I do not know the word...David, I do not know the word "ambhara". This word "ambhara" is not to be found in Balinese, Javanese, Malay, or Bahasa Indonesia (BI). It can be found in Sanskrit as "ambara" (Macdonell).... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th December 2020, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,170
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A. G. Maisey
The hilt for fighters, the blade for lovers.
You...The hilt for fighters, the blade for lovers. You wanna be fighter or lover? Or maybe both in the same skin? Makes sense to me:- as a fighter you wipe a few undesirables out, as a lover you help... |
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