Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Kemardikan Madurese keris with 4 kembang kacang

drdavid · 2nd December 2017, 10:51 PM

Hi Alexish
this appears very skilfully made, both the blade and the dress. Can you tell us more about the piece, was it made for a competition, was it commissioned, or was it perhaps purely to see if it could be done. Did the maker have a reason for leaving the forge lines visible, why did they chose to integrate 4 kembang kacang.
cheers
Drd

2nd December 2017, 10:51 PM	#8
drdavid Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 369	Hi Alexish this appears very skilfully made, both the blade and the dress. Can you tell us more about the piece, was it made for a competition, was it commissioned, or was it perhaps purely to see if it could be done. Did the maker have a reason for leaving the forge lines visible, why did they chose to integrate 4 kembang kacang. cheers Drd