Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd July 2008, 02:59 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st November 2007, 02:18 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st November 2007, 06:14 AM
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Like great authors, artists and composers, we...
Like great authors, artists and composers, we know the man from his works. I've never had the pleasure of knowing Pak Bambang personally, but I have great respect for his work, especially Ensiklopedi...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th July 2007, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 255
Views: 202,292
I too do not wish to drag what transpired at...
I too do not wish to drag what transpired at KampungNet into this forum. But would I logically dump good evidence into the Garbage Bin?
What we had were similar assertions as found here, but no...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th July 2007, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 255
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th June 2007, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 255
Views: 202,292
Penangsang is probably referring to his...
Penangsang is probably referring to his unpleasant experience in KampungNet, and that came about when he chose to belittle the faith other members have in their Islamic traditions. Indeed, I had up...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th June 2007, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 34
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th May 2007, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,015
KampungNet Keris Gallery is Down
We are having some problems with our server, and this has affected the KampungNet Keris Gallery.
I have brought the server down for a long-overdue upgrade and to install new versions of the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th March 2007, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 32,978
Sorry, gang, let me just try to reframe this...
Sorry, gang, let me just try to reframe this discussion so poor Carlos can have his answers ;)
My first impression looking at the full profile and a bit of the fittings in the photos made me...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd March 2007, 03:38 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 32,978
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd March 2007, 03:34 AM
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Replies: 8
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Thank you Mr Maisey for that very cogent...
Thank you Mr Maisey for that very cogent expalanation.
I have long looked for the condong leleh in the keris, and you can get this feel as much in Javanese keris as in Malay/Bugis and Sumatran...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th February 2007, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 32,978
Sorry David for not replying earlier.
The...
Sorry David for not replying earlier.
The sorsoran does have some similarity. Although most baharis tend to be thein and slender, this one has a nice waist (pinggang) that you do find among some...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd February 2007, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 42
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th September 2006, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 27,521
I may be wrong, but one defining characteristic...
I may be wrong, but one defining characteristic of a Straits Bugis or Malay blade vis-a-vis Sulawesi blade is the presence of a 'pinggang' (waist) on the blade. Malay blades tend to have this feature...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st August 2006, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 30
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st August 2006, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 16,075
It smells Minang - or Negri Semibilan
The shape of the sampir somehow tells me it is Minangkabau, as do the carved and tall Jawa Demam hilt. The pucuk rebong motif on the silverworks is quite distinctively Malay. But Malay pieces usually...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd June 2006, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 24
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IMHO, at 12.5 ins it is unmistakeably an Anak...
IMHO, at 12.5 ins it is unmistakeably an Anak Alang.
The hilt seems to be a stylized Tapak Kuda (horse's hoof), but I admit I have not seen the top being horizontal. Most tend to either be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2006, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,636
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2005, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2005, 12:32 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 30,728
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th October 2005, 01:59 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 53,166
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2005, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 34,112
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th September 2005, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2005, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 17,912
The calligraphic style on "Bismillahi rahmani...
The calligraphic style on "Bismillahi rahmani rahim (In the name of God, most Gracious, most Merciful)" is standard Arabic, but the one for "Allahu Akbar (God is great)" probably has strong local...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2005, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 48,460
Mark -- me greedy :D
Actually I was...
Mark -- me greedy :D
Actually I was interested in the keris. The photo has something that looks like a badik with an angular handle, but is there actually a Thai keris?
On armor, Rasdan posted...
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