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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th January 2026, 11:15 PM
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Views: 5,889
Posted By A. G. Maisey
All of the details in a keris are carved into it,...

All of the details in a keris are carved into it, not forged into it.

Iron & steel are actually pretty soft after they have been annealed, & not at all difficult to carve with the correct...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th January 2026, 10:46 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,966
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes Yohan, true. Ever since Islam set out to...

Yes Yohan, true. Ever since Islam set out to replace the old Hindu-Buddhist belief systems in Jawa, the wayang has been used for the purpose of propaganda. Maybe before that it was used to glorify...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th January 2026, 10:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,083
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes Detlef, true, the plastic could be a...

Yes Detlef, true, the plastic could be a replacement for an original ivory buntut, so let's just set the incongruity of plastic and rubies to one side, let's just focus on the idea that these red...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th January 2026, 12:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,083
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Detlef, if these red stones are rubies then that...

Detlef, if these red stones are rubies then that keris is an extremely valuable item, I mean bigtime.

On the other hand, gold plate is not expensive at all.

Rubies & a plastic buntut?

I...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th January 2026, 12:12 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,083
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes, true, I misread it. So, very probably...

Yes, true, I misread it.

So, very probably garnets, but in Indonesia they would be named as "mirah", be they rubies, garnets, or pastes.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th January 2026, 12:07 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,889
Posted By A. G. Maisey
That's a good summary David, but I will add one...

That's a good summary David, but I will add one little thing to just what a Naga is, the symbolism is a way of visualizing the essence of the Naga, in reality, the Naga is a force of nature that is...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th January 2026, 09:49 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,889
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes, I would accept Naga Sasra, luk 11, as an...

Yes, I would accept Naga Sasra, luk 11, as an acceptable description, probably originally in Jogja ( Jogjakarta, Ngayogyakarta & other spellings) dress. This form is often associated with the late...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th January 2026, 09:37 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,083
Posted By A. G. Maisey
A nicely done replacement. The red stones...

A nicely done replacement.

The red stones are either pastes or garnets, if they scratch easily as you have noted, probably pastes, but that depends upon what they were scratched with, I'd get them...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th January 2026, 09:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,966
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Sorry I'm late to the party Yohan. I rather...

Sorry I'm late to the party Yohan.

I rather like this piece of work, not as a keris, but as piece of folk art.

There are many ways in which to think about the keris, one of those ways is as...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd December 2025, 10:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,987
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Good to see that you have another enquiry Jaya, &...

Good to see that you have another enquiry Jaya, & that you are maintaining your interest.

That engraving of a crown is simply an engraving of a crown, alone, & with no other symbols it really has...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th December 2025, 12:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 11,252
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Not to my knowledge, Martin.

Not to my knowledge, Martin.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th December 2025, 02:30 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 11,252
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I guess the answer to that question is:-...

I guess the answer to that question is:- "significant to whom?"

At the present time, & for a long time in the immediate past it seems that the Surakarta style of wrongko, both gayam & ladrang, has...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th December 2025, 08:03 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 11,252
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes Martin, the embossing could have been done in...

Yes Martin, the embossing could have been done in Jogjakarta, or at least by somebody working according to the principles of the Jogjakarta school, but the motifs & overall presentation is indicative...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th December 2025, 11:34 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 19,441
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes Gustav, that would be about right --- I'm...

Yes Gustav, that would be about right --- I'm quite a bit more than 80 years of age, additionally, I'm not really all that interested in the dated history of creating patterns in ferric material, but...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th December 2025, 09:49 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 19,441
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Not at all an elaborate response Gustav, what I...

Not at all an elaborate response Gustav, what I have written, I consider to be very simple & very basic. It took me a long time to write it, because my initial response was far too long and far too...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th December 2025, 06:04 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 19,441
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thanks for explaining your reasons for focussing...

Thanks for explaining your reasons for focussing on the pamor Gustav.

When we use twisted bar techniques to produce intentional patterns there is a lot more than just the forge work to consider....
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th December 2025, 09:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 11,252
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Alan is unable to put a name on this pendok...

Alan is unable to put a name on this pendok motif, overall it looks like a Banyumas pendok, but it is not really out of place matched to this wrongko. It might be silver, might be mamas, no way of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2025, 07:23 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 20,008
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Ian, as with Jim & Bob, I am of he opinion that...

Ian, as with Jim & Bob, I am of he opinion that this would be a very worthwhile undertaking, however it is an area that is not of any interest to me at the present time --- I still have an immense...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th December 2025, 09:03 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 14,047
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you Ian, yes, this is more or less how I...

Thank you Ian, yes, this is more or less how I understood your post that began this thread, & that is an idea that has made it very difficult for me to come to terms with the concepts involved in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th December 2025, 11:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 14,047
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I have understood this thread as one that is...

I have understood this thread as one that is directed at the unintentional artistry of edged weapons, rather than the artistry of edged weapons.

Some edged weapons are intended as expressions of...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th December 2025, 10:12 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 19,441
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Gustav, that question cannot be given an answer...

Gustav, that question cannot be given an answer that can be supported with any of the banks of knowledge or belief that form a part of the Central Javanese world of the keris.

In fact, it is not...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th December 2025, 11:47 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 19,441
Posted By A. G. Maisey
In every keris classification there are...

In every keris classification there are variations from maker to maker & from period to period within the life of the same maker, and over a period of time that covers the entire classification, in...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th December 2025, 12:25 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 19,441
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This is a brief summary taken from Surakarta...

This is a brief summary taken from Surakarta sources of indicators for a keris blade made in Madura:-

coarse iron,

thick pamor, distinct step from iron to contrasting pamor material ( this is...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th December 2025, 09:57 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 19,441
Posted By A. G. Maisey
If I apply the Surakarta tangguh indicators to...

If I apply the Surakarta tangguh indicators to this keris blade, it is unmistakably Madura --- which makes it East Jawa.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th November 2025, 01:50 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 11,502
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yeah, sure it is possible that it is a dealer's...

Yeah, sure it is possible that it is a dealer's or collectors montage, but this can happen in an indigenous society as well. In Bali it is not at all uncommon to see Javanese blades in Bali dress, &...
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