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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey
I rarely publish anything from my own collection, unless I wish to sell it, but I've had a think about this, and the way I see things, it is OK to publish, provided I do not publish the blade, which is the keris, the dress is only like clothing.
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I fully understand this philosophy and have, for the most part, followed a similar path over the years, but lately i have found i have been breaking this "rule" a bit more than usual (and honestly i feel a twinge of guilt whenever i do). I believe that as i get older my desire to understand more about each of my keris becomes more an imperative. Unfortunately, due to my geographic location, i don't have the advantage of gathering with groups of knowledgable people or even, for that matter, with even a single person who i can show and discuss my collection with and receive and useful feedback. So that leaves only these public internet venues where i can gather the knowledge of other about the these artifacts that i hold so dear. That said, there are still a good number of keris in my collection that i will probably never show in these public forums.
Still, understanding that this is just a fashion show, it might be helpful if we could see some details of the fashions a bit better for the sake of the discussion. Could you show us some close-ups?
Would it be fair to say that this type of wrongko would fall under the category of "Folk Art" dress in the same way as the Gabilan form?