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Hi Guys,

This really a modern keris. But I don't think not "a deconstructive concept" keris yet. This keris is especially designed by Gus Im (younger brother of former Presiden Abdurrahman Wahid) and or course, ornamented with "nose ring" and "tindhik" (gold pins in the blade) as if punk rocker, but made by Madurese keris maker. Many Gus Im's creation on keris, ultra modern. And with certain modern calculation, but also carefully calculate the past tradition during the making of the keris. Gus Im is a Kiai (cleric?) who like rock music, and modern science. Intelectual, but not a narrow-minded person. This keris was exhibited too in the Bentara Budaya Jakarta Keris Exhibition 2006...