Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - 6 kerises I just bought from an inherited collection

A. G. Maisey · 27th August 2021, 03:53 AM

I think it varies.

There used to be one very old gentleman in Solo who only did kinatah, not just on keris of course, but on other items as well. His work was the best of the best.

I really do not have any idea at all who might do it now, nor what method they might use. I suspect that they would perhaps provide some services to the jewellery trade

Ganapati

That additional keris you posted a pic of is recent Sumenep too, all recent, recent dress, recent blade. I probably supplied this one too. I think I know the collection these keris came from. The gentleman who had it passed away some years ago. It was a pretty big collection, I did not supply most of the Philippine items, in fact I might not have supplied any, but I most probably did supply all, or at the very least, most of the keris.

27th August 2021, 03:53 AM	#10
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,704	I think it varies. There used to be one very old gentleman in Solo who only did kinatah, not just on keris of course, but on other items as well. His work was the best of the best. I really do not have any idea at all who might do it now, nor what method they might use. I suspect that they would perhaps provide some services to the jewellery trade Ganapati That additional keris you posted a pic of is recent Sumenep too, all recent, recent dress, recent blade. I probably supplied this one too. I think I know the collection these keris came from. The gentleman who had it passed away some years ago. It was a pretty big collection, I did not supply most of the Philippine items, in fact I might not have supplied any, but I most probably did supply all, or at the very least, most of the keris.