Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th September 2019, 08:26 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th September 2019, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 106
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th September 2019, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 24
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th September 2019, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 24
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th September 2019, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd September 2019, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd September 2019, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,934
Thank you Kai, I basically agree with you...
Thank you Kai, I basically agree with you especially about the tapered stems (ref. the book Senjata pusaka Bugis for instance) but as you say it is tough to generalize. Some Bugis scabbards from East...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st September 2019, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st September 2019, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,934
Kai and Gustav,
Could you please explain to us...
Kai and Gustav,
Could you please explain to us why you are rather placing this kris In East Sumatra or South Malaysia and not Sulawesi? I don't necessarily disagree but I am not sure myself.
BTW...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st August 2019, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st August 2019, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th August 2019, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 20,158
Personally I don't think that this hilt is very...
Personally I don't think that this hilt is very recent (say less than 10-15 years) or the ageing process was very professionally made! (blackened cavities, etc.). Can you remove the selut? Is there a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th August 2019, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 20,158
Other opinions are welcome of course. I attach...
Other opinions are welcome of course. I attach for reference a semi old Dayak carving made from local deer antler (not moose) with a similar patina & colour (but your piece looks a bit darker from...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th August 2019, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th August 2019, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 20,158
Not easy, it seems to have some age, the...
Not easy, it seems to have some age, the materials is strong/ solid, not from bone, does not seem from ivory (black spots), so my best guess is deer antler.
Regards
PS: Moose antler is a strong...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th August 2019, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 22
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I am not sure about the hilt materials either...
I am not sure about the hilt materials either from the pics but it is not whale bone, nor buffalo bone (which would be pitted inside), so I tend to believe that it is either marine ivory or tanduk...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th August 2019, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th August 2019, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th August 2019, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 24,068
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th August 2019, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 24,068
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th August 2019, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 24,068
Hello Alan,
This is the book in question (my...
Hello Alan,
This is the book in question (my favourite reference about dapur types) and it should constitute or be in line with the Surakarta Pakem which you mention.
I recommend this book to all...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th August 2019, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th August 2019, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 24,068
According to the book "Keris Jawa" or the EK,...
According to the book "Keris Jawa" or the EK, dapur Balebang includes 7 waves (or possibly 5 according to the EK). As this blade has 9 waves I would rather identify its dapur type as Sempana Robyong...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th August 2019, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 25,088
I agree with Green, and I bought the bulk of my...
I agree with Green, and I bought the bulk of my collection "at arm's length" and with time I have learned to carefully select and assess the quality of the items on the basis of clear pictures. Of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2019, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 77
Views: 145,897
Just my personal experience with Czerny's and...
Just my personal experience with Czerny's and shipping from Italy to France:
I am regularly buying krisses and kris hilts from them, their shipping service is slow but it is partly justified because...
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