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Originally Posted by Mudi
Mr. Rick there has been no resurgence or to revive keris making. Empu still make keris in Indonesia. Most new keris from Madura not Empu made.
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Ahh I had absolutely no idea there was a whole new crop of Empus in (your?) country; has this happened overnight ?
So in your view any keris *not* made by an 'Empu' is not a 'real' keris ?
There are some very talented Pandai Keris and they do make some very lovely work such as drdavid's keris; many of them are from Madura and the last time I checked Madura was part of Indonesia . I'm sure there are many fine keris made in Jawa also but most of them are not made by 'Empus' .
I suppose he could have titled his post "Solo Style Keris With Maduran Blade and Parts From Other Areas of Indonesia " but I don't think it would have fit in the title window .