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alexish · 13th June 2017, 05:05 AM

As you can infer from my posts, I am particularly interested in rare sarung forms, which I would like to commision from Indonesian carvers.

As a collector, I see that the typical sarung forms of the kerises from the various regions appear to be too commonly focused on a few sterotype designs.

For example in the case of Javanese kerises, 80% to 90% of kerises for sale have sarungs in either the Gayaman or Ladrang Solo form.

Likewise, in th case of Malay or Bugis kerises, more than 90% have sarungs in the typical plain rectangular "Tebeng" form with no floral motifs.

Hence, I am particularly interested in novelty, uniqeness and rarity of sarung designs.

13th June 2017, 05:05 AM	#12
alexish Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 127	Novelty, uniqeness and rarity of sarung designs As you can infer from my posts, I am particularly interested in rare sarung forms, which I would like to commision from Indonesian carvers. As a collector, I see that the typical sarung forms of the kerises from the various regions appear to be too commonly focused on a few sterotype designs. For example in the case of Javanese kerises, 80% to 90% of kerises for sale have sarungs in either the Gayaman or Ladrang Solo form. Likewise, in th case of Malay or Bugis kerises, more than 90% have sarungs in the typical plain rectangular "Tebeng" form with no floral motifs. Hence, I am particularly interested in novelty, uniqeness and rarity of sarung designs.