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Michel · 25th September 2009, 06:06 PM

Thank you Detlef,
Now that I have seen it, it does not look as peculiar as I initially thought.
In your first picture, I saw a bird with a double beak. I had never seen a double beak with long upper mandible divided in two. Now it is clear it is just a long, very long beak.
Do you think it was made for a keris ? or was it just sculpted as an artistic expression ?
Have you been able to assemble you very nice collection just in Germany or have you had to travel in Indonesia to assemble it ?
Thanks for sharing
Regards
Michel

25th September 2009, 06:06 PM	#15
Michel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 139	An interesting but not so peculiar hulu Thank you Detlef, Now that I have seen it, it does not look as peculiar as I initially thought. In your first picture, I saw a bird with a double beak. I had never seen a double beak with long upper mandible divided in two. Now it is clear it is just a long, very long beak. Do you think it was made for a keris ? or was it just sculpted as an artistic expression ? Have you been able to assemble you very nice collection just in Germany or have you had to travel in Indonesia to assemble it ? Thanks for sharing Regards Michel