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Old 16th February 2011, 06:36 PM   #23
David
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Originally Posted by Henk
David, what a lovely keris. Worth gambling, i should say.

About the dress i'm not completely sure where i got it from, but i do remember that it is said or written that this type of dress was used to wear the keris for barong dance. If it was developed from a cultural event or that it was used to impress those who traveled for pleasure, i don't know.
Yes Henk, i read the same somewhere as well, but i have no idea where and would love to find some source material on the subject.
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