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[Sajen]

Another Bali handle with kendit.

[Sajen]

And here one more, kendit on handle and gandar.

[Mamat Lombok]

lovely collections Sajen.. Actually i stil have some lombok kendhit hilts , but unfortunately i dont have any picture of them ,maybe next few days i will post it to the forum , thanks

[Marcokeris]

I like also fake kendit kendit. Sometimes they are really well made. Here an example of a Yogya unknown wood sarong with kendit (i think painted)

[Sajen]

Hello Marco,

first off all, great pictures, like usual from you! To my eyes this kendit don't look painted, why do you think it's painted?

Regards,

Detlef

[Marcokeris]

Thanks Detlef
I suppose is painted because:
- the grains/patterns of wood don't change where there is kendit
- there are also something like little color's smears out the borders of kendit
- inside the hole of sarong i don't see a kendit's trace

[Marcokeris]

Another unusual kendit
I think that kendit is not painted but seems one black wood ring(with grains completely different) puts between two other cut-pieces of another light wood (timoho?) .
IMO the rigour to insert the wood is