Yes Jean, i can clearly see why you would say this about this East Jawa example that you are showing us here. I am afraid that i still cannot say the same based upon the photos provided of the Balinese example and no presentation of other photos of completely different examples will do much to change my mind.
It also still seems odd that someone would go to the trouble of adding a veneer to the front of the gandar to present a fake pelet pattern when they could more easily apply the stain directly on the un-veneered gandar surface.
