Nice Kris Holder for comment

BSMStar · 8th March 2005, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Freddy

Hey Lew. Welcome to the 'Hanuman club'.

Look at my keris holder. I think it has been around for quite some years. I found this one in an antique shop in my town. The seller thought it was a statue from an Balinese temple.

Hi Freddy,

Great Hanuman! It’s difficult to tell from the picture, but it looks early 20c (maybe a little older). I would be proud to have it.

BSMStar

Naga Basuki · 8th March 2005, 01:37 PM

Here is my favorite keris holder. Apologies for the direct flash pictures. These are just pix for insurance coverage. The detail shows better if i was using side lighting.

Mick · 8th March 2005, 02:27 PM

Come on Naga Basuki, please flip the full view pictures after you resize them.

This is not a tourist piece. It was probably made for real use as a keris holder in Bali as was my frog. Forum members should note the size of the base for this figure compared to its total size. The normal tourist pieces have bases that are much smaller than this piece. This actually makes them more unstable for real use. When you put a keris into the hands of a tourist piece the top heavy keris added to the narrow base of the figure may spell doom for a highly prized keris.

Naga Basuki · 8th March 2005, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mick

Come on Naga Basuki, please flip the full view pictures after you resize them.

Hi Micky,

I have looked through the "manage attachments" and can not find anything about "flip the full view pictures." Please advise.

Thanks for the kind words about my keris holder.

Best Regards
Bill Marsh
Atlanta GA

Mark · 8th March 2005, 03:45 PM

You need to flip the original picture before loading it. You can usually do this with the "preview" in Windows Explorer. Or you can use any photo editing software.

Naga Basuki · 8th March 2005, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Bowditch

You need to flip the original picture before loading it. You can usually do this with the "preview" in Windows Explorer. Or you can use any photo editing software.

DONE. That be "Rotate" Dudes. I have also resized them to 800 pixels wide.

Houze that?

Learn something new every day. How do you like the pictures now?

mmontoro · 8th March 2005, 04:54 PM

BSMStar · 8th March 2005, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naga Basuki

Here is my favorite keris holder. Apologies for the direct flash pictures. These are just pix for insurance coverage. The detail shows better if i was using side lighting.

Awesome holder!!!! I want one.

And if I get one, you are all invited to my funeral after my wife kills me.

Mick · 8th March 2005, 07:26 PM

Here is a shot of a very good quality Javanese keris holder. I didn't have a picture at hand or I would have put it on earlier.

The Javanese prefer that their holder be painted. I particularly like the carved teak pieces that are being produced now for western tastes, but they are not held in esteem by the local population. Pieces that were painted but have been cleaned down to bare wood are downgraded.

nechesh · 9th March 2005, 01:22 AM

Here's a shot of my bad boy, "Harry the Hanuman".

Like Lew's it's recent and nice enough and it does the job, but one needs only to check out Naga Basuki's to see the vast difference between these and the real deal (nice one Bill!). Mick makes a good point about the bases, but i feel pretty secure with even this rather heavy Bali keris in my hanuman. Of course, i don't let the cats play near it.

BTW, just for the academic side of things, as far as i know the Javanese wall boards (Another nice one Mick!) are called blawongan and the standing racks like BSMStar's are called ploncon.

Lew · 23rd March 2005, 01:06 AM

Hi Guys

Here is my new keris holder but now I need to find a keris that fits.

BSMStar · 24th March 2005, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES

Hi Guys

Here is my new keris holder but now I need to find a keris that fits.

Hey Louie,

Do you like it? It looks good!

8th March 2005, 01:37 PM	#2
Naga Basuki Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big old machine shop/foundry/warehouse in Atlanta GA USA Posts: 51	Keris Holder Here is my favorite keris holder. Apologies for the direct flash pictures. These are just pix for insurance coverage. The detail shows better if i was using side lighting. Attached Images Last edited by Naga Basuki; 8th March 2005 at 04:14 PM.

8th March 2005, 04:54 PM	#7
mmontoro Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 91	Another Monkey King

8th March 2005, 07:26 PM	#9
Mick Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Orlando Posts: 104	Here is a shot of a very good quality Javanese keris holder. I didn't have a picture at hand or I would have put it on earlier. The Javanese prefer that their holder be painted. I particularly like the carved teak pieces that are being produced now for western tastes, but they are not held in esteem by the local population. Pieces that were painted but have been cleaned down to bare wood are downgraded. Attached Images

9th March 2005, 01:22 AM	#10
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Here's a shot of my bad boy, "Harry the Hanuman". Like Lew's it's recent and nice enough and it does the job, but one needs only to check out Naga Basuki's to see the vast difference between these and the real deal (nice one Bill!). Mick makes a good point about the bases, but i feel pretty secure with even this rather heavy Bali keris in my hanuman. Of course, i don't let the cats play near it. BTW, just for the academic side of things, as far as i know the Javanese wall boards (Another nice one Mick!) are called blawongan and the standing racks like BSMStar's are called ploncon. Attached Images

23rd March 2005, 01:06 AM	#11
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Hi Guys Here is my new keris holder but now I need to find a keris that fits. Attached Images

8th March 2005, 02:27 PM	#3
Mick Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Orlando Posts: 104	Come on Naga Basuki, please flip the full view pictures after you resize them. This is not a tourist piece. It was probably made for real use as a keris holder in Bali as was my frog. Forum members should note the size of the base for this figure compared to its total size. The normal tourist pieces have bases that are much smaller than this piece. This actually makes them more unstable for real use. When you put a keris into the hands of a tourist piece the top heavy keris added to the narrow base of the figure may spell doom for a highly prized keris.

8th March 2005, 03:45 PM	#5
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	You need to flip the original picture before loading it. You can usually do this with the "preview" in Windows Explorer. Or you can use any photo editing software.