Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Documentation of my Keris and Indo-Malay wapon collection

vogan · 25th December 2006, 04:41 PM

Hello Alam Shah,
Thanks for the advice on reference works. The bookseller you linked to is indeed the one from whom I’ve made purchases. What I think most unfortunate, for us English only collectors, is the apparent disappearance of Solyom’s The World of the Javanese Keris from circulation. I thought that one of the best things I’ve read, and the sequence of photographs showing the various stages in the forging of a Keris blade and the emergence of a hilt from a chunk of wood to be wonderful documents of the genesis of these fascinating objects. The only offerings I’ve noticed on the web of late start at near $200.00 and rise to $500.00. I was very fortunate to obtain one a couple of months ago from a fellow forumite at reasonable cost. I hope that work does not become the exclusive property of avaricious scalpers. Since you responded to this post, let me also say that as a beginner I quickly became aware of your generous sharing of knowledge in this forum and on the Kampungnet. In your posted collection I was quite fascinated by the Keris Jawa, Luk 5, Dapur Pandawa Karna Tinanding and spent a lot of time marveling at that piece. And one of the most enjoyable discoveries was to chance upon your photo album of : Rangsang Rias Pusaka Bangsa III (2006). I had previously come upon the event poster on the Malay Art Gallery site and it roused my curiosity. While a trip to the other side of the world is not in my immediately foreseeable future, your photos transported me oceans away to an event I would have loved to have been able to attend. Very cool. Thanks!

25th December 2006, 04:41 PM	#8
vogan Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 10	Hello Alam Shah, Thanks for the advice on reference works. The bookseller you linked to is indeed the one from whom I’ve made purchases. What I think most unfortunate, for us English only collectors, is the apparent disappearance of Solyom’s The World of the Javanese Keris from circulation. I thought that one of the best things I’ve read, and the sequence of photographs showing the various stages in the forging of a Keris blade and the emergence of a hilt from a chunk of wood to be wonderful documents of the genesis of these fascinating objects. The only offerings I’ve noticed on the web of late start at near $200.00 and rise to $500.00. I was very fortunate to obtain one a couple of months ago from a fellow forumite at reasonable cost. I hope that work does not become the exclusive property of avaricious scalpers. Since you responded to this post, let me also say that as a beginner I quickly became aware of your generous sharing of knowledge in this forum and on the Kampungnet. In your posted collection I was quite fascinated by the Keris Jawa, Luk 5, Dapur Pandawa Karna Tinanding and spent a lot of time marveling at that piece. And one of the most enjoyable discoveries was to chance upon your photo album of : Rangsang Rias Pusaka Bangsa III (2006). I had previously come upon the event poster on the Malay Art Gallery site and it roused my curiosity. While a trip to the other side of the world is not in my immediately foreseeable future, your photos transported me oceans away to an event I would have loved to have been able to attend. Very cool. Thanks!