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Originally Posted by kai
Hello David,
Could you add a full view, please? I have to admit that I'm not sure we're looking at a Madurese-made blade here...
BTW, I'd expect most decent keris blades from SE Asia to receive more or less sensible warangan treatment nowadays before being offered (locally or internationally); I don't think we can utilize these for judging traditional approaches of local communities anymore (most seem to be done according to Jawanese "tastes").
Regards,
Kai
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Hello Kai,
Do you mean Madurese or Sulawesi?
Regarding the warangan treatment of Bugis blades, I noticed that almost all the blades shown in the book Senjata Pusaka Bugis and which belong to collectors from Sulawesi have been stained; however this could just be for showing a high contrast in the book. Most of the Bugis blades which I saw in East Kalimantan 20 years ago were not stained but probably because the owners did not have access to warangan.
Regards