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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st December 2016, 03:48 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 46,670
Posted By Laowang
David, my understanding of the anak ayam teleng...

David, my understanding of the anak ayam teleng form below. Taken from the dealer's website.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st December 2016, 01:09 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 46,670
Posted By Laowang
In my view, a good-quality Bugis-style blade, in...

In my view, a good-quality Bugis-style blade, in relatively recent peninsular Malaysian dress in the style of the Terengganu region.

I agree that this isn't the finest rendition of the hilt form...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st December 2016, 12:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,091
Posted By Laowang
I've purchased a number of keris from...

I've purchased a number of keris from international sources over the last few years; some have been sent to me through international mail (either from international dealers, or eBay sellers), others...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd August 2016, 01:12 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 17,751
Posted By Laowang
Wow! Much thanks, Green. A much more extensive &...

Wow! Much thanks, Green. A much more extensive & comprehensive set of photos than I would have expected, or hoped for. Almost as good as being there.

As you noted, some mismatches, some blades...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd July 2016, 11:37 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 17,751
Posted By Laowang
Much thanks, Green. Looking forward to seeing...

Much thanks, Green. Looking forward to seeing them.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st July 2016, 04:24 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 17,751
Posted By Laowang
Thanks for the post, Green. Are you planning on...

Thanks for the post, Green. Are you planning on attending the Patani exhibition? I would love to see some photos of the keris exhibited, given that Patani is the home of keris tajong & coteng.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th May 2016, 06:17 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 23,034
Posted By Laowang
A fine piece, Green, and all the better that you...

A fine piece, Green, and all the better that you intend to do it justice.

Attached is a photograph of a not entirely dissimilar Sumatran keris (with considerably less luks, of course) that...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th October 2011, 11:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 13,818
Posted By Laowang
I've been told by Adni of the Malay Art Gallery...

I've been told by Adni of the Malay Art Gallery that the wood wrangkas of Sulawesi keris were often traditionally stained dark. I would advise against removing the stain, unless you are certain it...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th September 2011, 04:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,352
Posted By Laowang
Others with more knowledge than me will doubtless...

Others with more knowledge than me will doubtless chime in, but to my eye it looks like a Straits piece. More info here:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=442
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd March 2011, 01:40 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 19,089
Posted By Laowang
Adding my avatar to the collection. Not...

Adding my avatar to the collection. Not technically a bird-form, although certainly close enough in resemblance. Indragiri, I think.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 17th February 2011, 11:55 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 24,115
Posted By Laowang
Ha, ha, ha. Agreed. My mention of Frey's...

Ha, ha, ha. Agreed. My mention of Frey's attribution is certainly not an endorsement that he is correct.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 17th February 2011, 02:15 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 24,115
Posted By Laowang
There is a reference in Frey, The Kris (third...

There is a reference in Frey, The Kris (third edition), page 74, caption for figure 31 which shows a similar scabbard and describes it as a 'carved wood Barong dance kris'. Beyond this I haven't...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th January 2011, 10:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,397
Posted By Laowang
...and another one. Some additional...

...and another one.

Some additional information on this kind of keris available here:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11672
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th December 2010, 04:43 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 68,643
Posted By Laowang
Photograph attached from 'The Torajans of...

Photograph attached from 'The Torajans of Sulawesi Live to Die', Los Angeles Times, August 14, 2008. No real explanation of the kerises in the article, but another example of the presence of keris...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th November 2010, 01:05 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 91,651
Posted By Laowang
Thank you for sharing this blade, Alan. I find...

Thank you for sharing this blade, Alan. I find it remarkable. There is a frankness and a practicality to the method of repair that is quite compelling in its own aesthetic right. I'm reminded of...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd July 2010, 05:13 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 83,427
Posted By Laowang
While we may be urged to appreciate works of art...

While we may be urged to appreciate works of art objectively, I'm not sure in truth anything is really appreciated objectively. Anything meant to be appreciated for its aesthetic content is received...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th July 2010, 12:31 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 83,427
Posted By Laowang
Apropos of your posting, Rick: When there is...

Apropos of your posting, Rick:

When there is possession, there must be loss of possession; when there is a gathering together, there must be a scattering - this is the constant principle in...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th July 2010, 12:25 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 24,580
Posted By Laowang
For my part, I don't mean to imply that ethnic...

For my part, I don't mean to imply that ethnic Thai in southern Thailand do wear keris. Our only proof, at the moment, is a single photograph of Khun Phan; without some sort of authoritative...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th June 2010, 12:50 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 24,580
Posted By Laowang
I can find no clear evidence regarding Khun...

I can find no clear evidence regarding Khun Phan's ethnic identity (at least in English); given his apparent Buddhist religion, it's likely he was ethnic Thai. However, the cities of Nakhon Si...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th June 2010, 03:03 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 24,580
Posted By Laowang
Keris coteng

Keris coteng
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th June 2010, 03:01 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 24,580
Posted By Laowang
Keris tajong

Keris tajong
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th June 2010, 03:00 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 24,580
Posted By Laowang
I'm neither Thai nor Malay, but I'll provide some...

I'm neither Thai nor Malay, but I'll provide some information, as I understand it.

Southern Thailand is ethnically Malay; the Malay sultanate of Pattani was annexed by Thailand as part of the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st May 2010, 03:53 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 31,919
Posted By Laowang
Gustav, you raise some interesting points that...

Gustav, you raise some interesting points that made me think a little bit more about the role of the keris in these paintings, of Rembrandt himself, and of art in this period. I also checked a...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th April 2010, 12:13 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 31,919
Posted By Laowang
From Janson, History of Art (Abrams, 1986),...

From Janson, History of Art (Abrams, 1986), regarding the Blinding of Samson:

"Rembrandt had developed a full-blown High Baroque style. He here visualizes the Old Testament as a world of oriental...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th March 2010, 04:29 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,011
Posted By Laowang
Jorge Luis Borges, in his essay "The Analytical...

Jorge Luis Borges, in his essay "The Analytical Language of John Wilkins", mentions an apocryphal Chinese encyclopedia in which:

animals are divided into (a) those that belong to the Emperor, (b)...
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