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Old 28th August 2013, 04:10 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by VVV
Usually the hair on these Balinese hilts are from horse's hair.
However, I have heard that human hair quite often was used to fasten the hilt to the pesi...

Michael
Yes Michael, i have encountered this, but on Javanese keris only. Do you know if it was a practice outside of Jawa?
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