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27th July 2007, 05:58 PM
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RAJA ABALA RAJA
Very nice blade David.
Seems I have to clean up mine just a little more and give it some etching with lemon.  But, Raja abala raja = King busy king correct  Is the meaning of this pamor known? |
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28th July 2007, 02:59 AM
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Looking at the pamor pattern... likely it seems that "a force is being reinforced again and again... from base to tip", symbolically.  Some Javanese believed that this pamor have the 'tuah' to make it's owner more charismatic and 'powerful'. Some also believed that this pamor can deflect danger in the battlefield.  David, Tengkurizan is a friend. I've seen his pieces up close and personal. Many great examples. Normally, I would ponder who, the original owner of such keris was? 
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31st July 2007, 01:28 PM
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Dear Alam and the other forumites.
Terimah Kasih Banjak ! I got so much wiser by this thread. Thanks a lot !
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31st August 2009, 01:14 PM
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simple rope toli toli
In addition to this old thread I found a picture of a similar simple toli toli on the website of the Tropenmuseum at Amsterdam.
Are there other examples where the toli toli is extremely simple compared to the rest of the keris ? |
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31st August 2009, 02:50 PM
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I've seen quite a few examples of such kerises with fabric toli-toli, even on pieces with legitimate old gold pendok with red staining (i.e. a royal piece). That piece came from a European dealer, and was unlikely to have been messed with. Hence, I'm inclined to believe that fabric toli-toli are proper for old Bugis kerises.
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