Documentation of my Keris and Indo-Malay wapon collection

vogan · 23rd December 2006, 05:25 PM

I have greatly enjoyed browsing your museum sized collection. As a beginner I find the captions help me to focus my observations and increase my Keris vocabulary at the same time. It seems to take so much looking to begin attempting even the most basic judgments about possible origins, styles and quality that, for lack of readily accessible and affordable reference material, even a one sentence caption from a knowledgeable collector is of assistance to a newcomer. While I’ve found some of the basics, Frey, Solyom, van Duuren, and recently bit the bullet to send a Dutch bookshop over $300.00 (gasp!) for Tammens three volumes, I find myself scouring the net and this forum for tidbits of information. And to return to your collection, I also like the fine and detailed photographs, interesting close ups and conversational style of your descriptions. Posted collections like yours also become a helpful reference for collectors like myself hoping to learn more about my modest acquisitions.
Vogan

23rd December 2006, 05:25 PM	#6
vogan Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 10	Hello VVV I have greatly enjoyed browsing your museum sized collection. As a beginner I find the captions help me to focus my observations and increase my Keris vocabulary at the same time. It seems to take so much looking to begin attempting even the most basic judgments about possible origins, styles and quality that, for lack of readily accessible and affordable reference material, even a one sentence caption from a knowledgeable collector is of assistance to a newcomer. While I’ve found some of the basics, Frey, Solyom, van Duuren, and recently bit the bullet to send a Dutch bookshop over $300.00 (gasp!) for Tammens three volumes, I find myself scouring the net and this forum for tidbits of information. And to return to your collection, I also like the fine and detailed photographs, interesting close ups and conversational style of your descriptions. Posted collections like yours also become a helpful reference for collectors like myself hoping to learn more about my modest acquisitions. Vogan