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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey
To my very limited imagination it is a fairly simple thing:- if a blade can be classified according to major indicators as a Javanese blade, then it is a Javanese blade. If that blade is in Balinese, or Bugis, or Palembang dress, then it is a Balinese keris, or a Bugis keris, or a Palembang keris, with a Javanese blade.
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Oke Alan thanks for shearing you knowledge. now an other question, if a Javanese empu made a Bali blade by Bali "pakem", it goes into a Bali sarong and gets a Bali uwer and hilt, would it not get reconised by others as a not "realy" Balinese? Or can it never get indicated as "difrent"?
Regards Michel