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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2006, 07:30 PM
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Posted By Pusaka
Ok since you seam to think that everything I have...

Ok since you seam to think that everything I have said is wrong then maybe you can correct me? Don’t give me the “I don’t know but I know your wrong” treatment because it’s not smart.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2006, 05:51 PM
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Posted By Pusaka
If we remember that Indra is a war god the...

If we remember that Indra is a war god the elephant he rides is a battle elephant. War elephants often had headdresses attached to the head and trunk. These armour headdresses often had sharp spikes...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2006, 03:44 PM
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Posted By Pusaka
You will often hear people say that a Keris...

You will often hear people say that a Keris should have an odd number of luk to be considered as a good keris. If you ask them why, they most certainly don’t know why.
If we count the number of luk...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2006, 01:45 PM
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Posted By Pusaka
I think many of the vedic symbolisms involved...

I think many of the vedic symbolisms involved with the keris are touch upon in this article http://www.yoga-age.com/articles/lightonvrtra.html
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2006, 01:06 PM
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Posted By Pusaka
I think the Keris is older then the kris. Perhaps...

I think the Keris is older then the kris. Perhaps the Keris shape influenced the shaping of native long bladed bush knives so that gradually they developed and took on a more keris like appearance. I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2006, 12:55 AM
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Posted By Pusaka
One other thing I would like to draw your...

One other thing I would like to draw your attention to is that the Keris handle although it has been defaced it still has the original symbolic meaning, A man slightly bent over, hands resting on his...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd January 2006, 11:53 PM
Replies: 141
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Posted By Pusaka
Yes its meaning has changed from what it was...

Yes its meaning has changed from what it was originally meant to convey but I was talking more about it original meaning. Actually I’m not sure changed is the correct word, I would say lost.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd January 2006, 11:45 PM
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Posted By Pusaka
I’m sorry If I misunderstood what was being said...

I’m sorry If I misunderstood what was being said but I have to say that I have heard people say that the Indonesian Keris is an Islamic Weapon too, so I was eager to clear that up because I really...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd January 2006, 10:23 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 120,385
Posted By Pusaka
I totally disagree that the keris is an Islamic...

I totally disagree that the keris is an Islamic weapon. All the evidence points towards Vedic India and none of it points toward Islam. If it really was introduced into Indonesia with the coming of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd January 2006, 09:05 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 120,385
Posted By Pusaka
Indra holding two wavy blade daggers which will...

Indra holding two wavy blade daggers which will later be developed into the Keris we all know today. The Keris has its roots in Vedic India and has nothing to do with Islam ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd January 2006, 07:07 PM
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Views: 120,385
Posted By Pusaka
Edited your photo to explain the idea :)

Edited your photo to explain the idea :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd January 2006, 06:44 PM
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Posted By Pusaka
I believe that left and right flanks of the keris...

I believe that left and right flanks of the keris represent order and chaos (elephant/indra and dragon/Vrtra) actually I have heard people referring to the structure opposite from the elephant as the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd January 2006, 06:32 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 120,385
Posted By Pusaka
The elephant and snake/dragon are connected with...

The elephant and snake/dragon are connected with indra which shows us the keris Vedic origins. The Keris blade is described in terms of a snake in motion or a snake in meditation depending if it is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd January 2006, 05:17 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 120,385
Posted By Pusaka
This is something I am also very interested in. I...

This is something I am also very interested in. I have noticed that the number of projections on the elephant structure (gajah) varies between keris. I was wondering about the numerology involved....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th December 2005, 06:20 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,280
Posted By Pusaka
Ha-ha I think I just worked it out :D

Ha-ha I think I just worked it out :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th December 2005, 06:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,280
Posted By Pusaka
On the subject of Majaphit has anyone got any...

On the subject of Majaphit has anyone got any idea what this object was used for :confused: what a strange looking object!

http://www.indonetwork.co.id/JogjaMedianet/111559
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th December 2005, 01:50 PM
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Views: 13,280
Posted By Pusaka
Maybe it’s not typical but remember it was in a...

Maybe it’s not typical but remember it was in a well known museum displayed for years so I would think that the museum directors would have ensured its authenticity.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th December 2005, 01:46 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,280
Posted By Pusaka
The photo was from the sellers website, I kept...

The photo was from the sellers website, I kept the photo. I don’t remember what web site it’s from, It was a good while back now.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th December 2005, 02:03 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,280
Posted By Pusaka
Majaphit spear tip, the one that got away

Well we all have a story about the one that got away, this is mine.
There was a museum in America, I forget which one but they sold this Majapahit spear tip. It used to be on display in the Museum....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2005, 04:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,388
Posted By Pusaka
Thanks L.S.D for that, I also found a reference...

Thanks L.S.D for that, I also found a reference in the arcives of this forum which briefly mentions it

“i keep seeing the keris and other kerises with wos wutah pamor in this site and i find many...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th December 2005, 11:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,388
Posted By Pusaka
Hmmm….Interesting I thought it was Chinese too,...

Hmmm….Interesting I thought it was Chinese too, dose not sound very Indonesian to me. From what you found it suggests that Lei Shan Dao is some sort of internal Qi gong practice.
Maybe there is some...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th December 2005, 07:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,388
Posted By Pusaka
Javanese keris info

Dose anyone know what a Javanese Lei Shan Dao keris is, I really have no idea about this one!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th November 2005, 12:57 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 15,864
Posted By Pusaka
Actually the meteorite Iron would have to be...

Actually the meteorite Iron would have to be converted into meteorite steel first and then sent to the keris worker as meteorite steel. There is no empu who has a furnace capable of doing this as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2005, 09:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 15,864
Posted By Pusaka
You don’t think it’s possible ? I was talking to...

You don’t think it’s possible ? I was talking to a material scientist who said its very possible!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2005, 08:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 15,864
Posted By Pusaka
Well I think that Chinge meteorite (16%Ni) steel...

Well I think that Chinge meteorite (16%Ni) steel would be good for the pamor and perhaps Gibeon meteorite steel (6%Ni) for the rest of the blade. There should be a good contrast between these two...
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