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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th December 2023, 11:30 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 39,165
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I am bringing this thread out of hiding so that I...

I am bringing this thread out of hiding so that I do not need to respond to several private emails, the questions in those emails were all similar, and all from people who are planning a visit to...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th December 2023, 12:28 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 69,055
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Absolutely!

Absolutely!
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th December 2023, 09:53 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 69,055
Posted By A. G. Maisey
No Gustav, it was a pura, supposedly there was a...

No Gustav, it was a pura, supposedly there was a cave under this pura that held a hoard of sacred keris, tombak & other paraphernalia.

I got this story second hand, cannot vouch for any of it, but...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th December 2023, 08:37 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 69,055
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thanks Gustav, I asked the question because I...

Thanks Gustav, I asked the question because I heard of a pura in Tabanan that has something similar to this staged regularly.

Yes, we normally refer to a Balinese ruler's abode (hardly a palace)...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th December 2023, 07:38 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 69,055
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Puri or Pura Gustav? That pic is a good find.

Puri or Pura Gustav?

That pic is a good find.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th December 2023, 02:16 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 69,055
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thanks Sid. I possibly could have written...

Thanks Sid.

I possibly could have written more, but then we need to decide just where to stop with this sort of stuff.

But maybe a qualification will not go astray:- my comments apply very...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th December 2023, 10:59 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 69,055
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Your questions are well put Sid, but the problem...

Your questions are well put Sid, but the problem is that over the last 100 years or so Balinese society & its mores have changed more than a little. If you can get hold of a copy of this book:-
...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd December 2023, 12:23 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 96,649
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Montino, when I initially used the word "thread",...

Montino, when I initially used the word "thread", what I said was this:-

" the thread runs through everything in creation"

the idea is that everything in creation is...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd December 2023, 07:46 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 96,649
Posted By A. G. Maisey
The thread I mentioned is the force of nature...

The thread I mentioned is the force of nature that binds all things in creation.

Some people will think of this thread as the Naga, others will think of the thread as God, perhaps neither of...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st December 2023, 09:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 35,124
Posted By A. G. Maisey
That beadwork can drop off even on new mendak,...

That beadwork can drop off even on new mendak, its not a big deal, & this mendak has a bit of age & appears to be complete & overall OK. I'd stick with this one --- if it did not come apart when it...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st December 2023, 08:05 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 35,124
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Dirty old mendak respond well to a couple of...

Dirty old mendak respond well to a couple of hours in a white vinegar soak, brush well under running water, dry.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th November 2023, 07:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 35,124
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes Montino, simple things sometimes work best. ...

Yes Montino, simple things sometimes work best.

I think this keris is likely to tangguh Tuban.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th November 2023, 11:21 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 73,445
Posted By A. G. Maisey
When I wrote my post#5 I could not remember the...

When I wrote my post#5 I could not remember the name of this protector of children. I spent a lot of time looking for him, and I couldn't find him anywhere.

Today I was thinking of two doors I'm...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th November 2023, 09:58 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 73,445
Posted By A. G. Maisey
And this happy looking bloke is their great,...

And this happy looking bloke is their great, great grandfather from many generations past, he is on guard duty at Borobudur in Central Jawa, he was born in about the 8th or 9th century.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th November 2023, 09:54 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 73,445
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Jean, there are singa carvings, paintings,...

Jean, there are singa carvings, paintings, statues all over Bali, lots in Jawa too.

There is no standard.

The representation varies from place to place, artist to artist, purpose to purpose,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th November 2023, 07:41 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 73,445
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Sorry Gustav. Please accept my apologies. ...

Sorry Gustav.

Please accept my apologies.

Jean, could I redirect my question to you?


That's a nice pic Jean.

So the figure on the keris is in your opinion a depiction of Garuda?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th November 2023, 07:07 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 73,445
Posted By A. G. Maisey
That's a nice pic Gustav. So the figure on...

That's a nice pic Gustav.

So the figure on the keris is in your opinion a depiction of Garuda?

Is that correct?

Can you please tell us why you have formed this opinion?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th November 2023, 06:59 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 73,445
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I have not seen a lot of museum collections that...

I have not seen a lot of museum collections that feature carvings of the singa, maybe a few in the National Gallery of Australia, a few in Balinese museums, but I have nearly 60 years worth of visits...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th November 2023, 01:52 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 73,445
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Gustav, what we believe we can see in something...

Gustav, what we believe we can see in something depends very much on what we have seen in the past. To me, this singa is 100% Balinese, to you it is not. I don't have any problem with this. Each...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 28th November 2023, 07:22 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 73,445
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Insofar as style & execution of this winged lion...

Insofar as style & execution of this winged lion goes, there can be no doubt that it is Balinese work.

It could have been added to this blade some time after the blade was originally forged, or it...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 28th November 2023, 10:52 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 73,445
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I do try to be gentle Gustav, especially when I'm...

I do try to be gentle Gustav, especially when I'm looking at an image on a computer monitor. The photo that we're trying to see things in is simply not good enough to show the grain of the metal, to...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 28th November 2023, 01:29 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 73,445
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes Gustav, that Singa does look a bit less worn...

Yes Gustav, that Singa does look a bit less worn than other parts of the keris, but when we understand the how, when, where & why of various symbols to a Balinese keris blade, this is not really...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th November 2023, 02:38 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 23,983
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Long time since I noticed that one Rick, I reckon...

Long time since I noticed that one Rick, I reckon about 60 years.

and maybe you're right
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th November 2023, 12:01 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 73,445
Posted By A. G. Maisey
The totogan child is not a demon, it is the god...

The totogan child is not a demon, it is the god of children, I cannot remember his name, but he is a protector of children, certainly not a demon.

The lion on the blade might be a later addition,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th November 2023, 11:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 23,983
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I probably first heard it from the Byrds, but...

I probably first heard it from the Byrds, but over time it has become one of my most used bottled & ready to pour quotes.
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