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A. G. Maisey · 14th August 2006, 12:22 AM

I cannot offer any opinion on origin of this blade. I only know it is not Javanese or Balinese.

However, regarding the similarity of the sculpting in the sorsoran of Bluerf`s picture, and Alam Shah`s picture, I can comment.

I`m sorry, but I can see no similarity at all between the two.
The major disparity is that in Alam Shah`s piece the blumbangan is boto adeg, in Bluerf`s it is boto rubu, but apart from that the actual execution of each blade is almost at opposite poles.

14th August 2006, 12:22 AM	#15
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	I cannot offer any opinion on origin of this blade. I only know it is not Javanese or Balinese. However, regarding the similarity of the sculpting in the sorsoran of Bluerf`s picture, and Alam Shah`s picture, I can comment. I`m sorry, but I can see no similarity at all between the two. The major disparity is that in Alam Shah`s piece the blumbangan is boto adeg, in Bluerf`s it is boto rubu, but apart from that the actual execution of each blade is almost at opposite poles.