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30th January 2007, 02:22 AM
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Steve
You did good. David if you remember we discussed this keris a few months ago when it was up for auction but we both passed on it  Steve keris are very addicting so be careful or you will end up like the rest of us   Lew |
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30th January 2007, 01:18 PM
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Oh Lew, I remember your avatar...
Neat keris... Very Neat keris.
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30th January 2007, 01:22 PM
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Hi Steve,
I guess all kerises are real from a certain perspective. But I know what you mean. The keris looked like it could well have been carried in the sash of some Palembang gentleman in the 19th century, and was tough enough to be used to defend himself.The bent hilt is probably one of the earliest forms of ergonomic design to fit the human hand and to facilitate a firm thrust.
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4th February 2007, 03:28 PM
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I may be hooked.
This is a very neat piece. What distinguishes it instantly to everyone as a Palembang keris? Thanks for all of your help!Steve     
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4th February 2007, 04:47 PM
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You cleaned it up nicely and it has a lovely pamor
. Your hooked now my friend but I do not want to hear that you were caught hanging outside of those Singapore keris shops at 2am in the morning with that dazed look in your eyes   Lew |
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4th February 2007, 09:56 PM
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Everything about your keris says Palembang. The ukrin and its selut, the wrangka, and the blade are all Palembang style. You even have the remnants of original Palembang gold work on the ganja and the gandik. Palembang gold work was not installed as well as the Javanese work. The Javanese worked the steel in high relief to the design required and placed large cuts in the surface of this relief. The gold was then hammered on top of these surfaces so that it was forced into these cuts and then carved to the final design. The steel in Palembang was not done in such high relief and the gold was placed over the top of the areas as a cap hammered down and then carved to the final design. This allowed the gold to be removed in larger pieces than either the Javanese or the Balinese work and this is what happened to the gold on your keris. You can see the remnants of the work in the light engraving of the ganja and the gandik as well as small pieces of the gold sticking out of the cracks at the base of both of these features where the cap was fastened.
Except for a Palembang pendok, if you want to see the attributes of a Palembang keris, just hold your keris in your hand. Extremely good work for a beginner. |
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5th February 2007, 12:38 AM
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More Palembang kerises for your reference.
http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...view_album.php http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...view_album.php (This one has a slightly unusual sheath.) http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...view_album.php http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...view_album.php http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...view_album.php http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...view_album.php (This small little guy is probably from the fringes of Palembang sphere of influence. The sheath form is a lot more exaggerated.) And this is probably from somewhere near Palembang. http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...view_album.php |
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