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Old 29th September 2011, 05:09 AM   #1
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amazing craftmanship for these blades... blow my mind
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Old 1st October 2011, 07:52 AM   #2
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Rats!!!!!! I'm taking a semester at UGM in Yogya and have been a long time follower of this forum. Can't believe I missed this!!!!!!
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Old 5th October 2011, 02:29 AM   #3
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Yes, Shahrial, I missed Kai Wee and Dave Henkel by one day in Yogya. I had to rush back to Jakarta then traveled to Singapore for one more busy week there... The gold fittings of these Samin Collections were made in Jakarta by different carvers. One of them is a young and talented Sumatran (Minang) carver...
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Old 5th October 2011, 03:05 AM   #4
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The Palembang hulu keris, and also the hulu of keris panjang was carved by the talented Minang carver. He is an alround one, that able to carve the gold work, wooden work and ivory work...
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