Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th September 2024, 11:03 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th September 2024, 11:01 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th September 2024, 07:28 PM
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To answer your question Hugh, i would say no,...
To answer your question Hugh, i would say no, this last keris you show is not Cengkrong. It clearly has a gandik (Cengkrong do not) and the keris is gonjo iras, meaning that the blade is all one...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th September 2024, 02:10 PM
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I don't mean to burst your bubble, but this is...
I don't mean to burst your bubble, but this is not a particular rare book (as you noted, it was reprinted in 2009 and it has been reprinted again in 2021). It is readily available on Amazon. I have...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th September 2024, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 8
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Thanks for posting this encouragement. I was...
Thanks for posting this encouragement. I was going to post something similar in response to Milandro's warnings, but you have stated my unshared points very well.
I believe that what we, as...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st August 2024, 02:28 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th August 2024, 06:07 PM
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I don't believe you will find GOOD keris very...
I don't believe you will find GOOD keris very cheap anywhere, not even NL. Of course there are still bargains to be found from time to time, sleeper auctions that somehow get overlooked, but i...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th August 2024, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 239
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Oh, my bad actually. I completely missed the...
Oh, my bad actually. I completely missed the small photo at the top of the page.
Frankly i'm not sure what that is a hilt for, but yes, the ferrule on that hilt would be unusual for a Balinese...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th August 2024, 02:40 PM
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Here are a couple of rather nice Bali hilts...
Here are a couple of rather nice Bali hilts carved in bone. These two are contemporary carving which i believe are done with moose bone, which has become a popular medium for contemporary Balinese...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th August 2024, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 239
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These are nice carvings Hugh, but honestly i...
These are nice carvings Hugh, but honestly i would hesitate to label them as VERY high quality. First of all, usually the highest quality would be reserved for ivory, not only a more valuable...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th August 2024, 02:03 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2024, 10:02 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2024, 08:26 PM
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Two nice old warriors for sure.
Reading the...
Two nice old warriors for sure.
Reading the descriptions has raised a question for me. Ricikan, sekar kacang, praen, gandhik, lambe gajah, greneng, jenggot, sogokan and blumbangan are all Javanese...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th August 2024, 07:37 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th August 2024, 08:17 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd August 2024, 03:26 AM
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Replies: 28
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Thanks for the better photos. If nothing else...
Thanks for the better photos. If nothing else they do seem to rule out ivory as the material.
I am afraid that an estimate of the age of the hilt is no help whatsoever in determining the age of the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd August 2024, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 37
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Sorry Hugh, but i had to delete your photos as...
Sorry Hugh, but i had to delete your photos as they seem to be from an active auction, which is forbidden by our rules. If you google Beras Wutah you should be able to find images of the pamor that...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd August 2024, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 28
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For me it does not have the appearance of moose...
For me it does not have the appearance of moose antler, which has become a popular carving material in Bali in recent years. Frankly it looks more like bone to me, but i would have to see sharper,...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th August 2024, 05:36 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th August 2024, 07:32 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th August 2024, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,205
Hi Hugh. We only discuss keris in this part of...
Hi Hugh. We only discuss keris in this part of the Forums. If you would like some discussion on the Sewar that you posted here please feel free to make a separate post about it in the Ethno Forum.
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
13th August 2024, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 5
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Sorry, i hadn't noticed that the monkey was...
Sorry, i hadn't noticed that the monkey was wearing anything. I did note the "jewel" at the forehead, but Hanuman is usually depicted with far more elaborate headgear. If this is supposed to be...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th August 2024, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 22
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Often these hilts are brass with a gold wash or...
Often these hilts are brass with a gold wash or gilt. This applies a thinning layer of gold than plating, filling or electroplating, which is why in older examples it can be seen as wearing off and...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th August 2024, 07:25 PM
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I agree with Alan that i cannot approximate an...
I agree with Alan that i cannot approximate an age on these hilts, but from what i can see i would say that they are not recent. But 300 years seems unlikely. These most probably range from mid 19th...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th August 2024, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,603
Blades look legitimately old. First one could...
Blades look legitimately old. First one could easily be 19th century. The second blade is possibly older.
That's also a very strange hilt on the second blade. I don't think it was originally...
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