Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th March 2005, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 98,178
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2005, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,455
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2005, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 36,879
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2005, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,269
I may be wrong on this but there is something...
I may be wrong on this but there is something very "off" about this keris. It smacks of a - granted, very skilled and experienced - Western knife-maker's attempt to make a keris. The blade has...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th March 2005, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 65,530
Rasdan, Blu is spot on with the Sulawesi...
Rasdan, Blu is spot on with the Sulawesi provenance. Compare with this example below - note especially the lack of a "picitan" on the side of the sampir but also just the overall shape. You may see...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th March 2005, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 65,530
Rasdan, Blu is spot on with the Sulawesi...
Rasdan, Blu is spot on with the Sulawesi provenance. Compare with this example below - note especially the lack of a "picitan" on the side of the sampir but also just the overall shape. You will...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2005, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 146,360
Hardcore?
Well I won't speak for Khun Deng...
Hardcore?
Well I won't speak for Khun Deng (and he probably won't either but there's a reason they call 'em the "quiet professionals").
Naw, Rangers are hardcore, Seals are hardcore, Recon are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2005, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 146,360
You forgot to mention the marshes, the streams,...
You forgot to mention the marshes, the streams, the tangled undergrowth...Star is definitely the bigest bitch of a land nav problem you're ever likely to encounter. And us PSYOP guys (and gals) had...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2005, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 146,360
This is too fun.
Speaking of tree...
This is too fun.
Speaking of tree suits..."You can't see me. Really, you can't." :rolleyes:
Think this was taken in the Uwharrie just before we got to try out the Star Course.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2005, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 146,360
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2005, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 146,360
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2005, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 25,493
A-do belajo kecek Kelate seki'-seki', tapi...
A-do belajo kecek Kelate seki'-seki', tapi asalnya budak Kg. Loyang Besar. :)
I must have been a Kelantanese in a former life though cuz I took to Kelantan and the Kelantanese dialect like a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd February 2005, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 92,919
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2005, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 146,360
Well "Brother in Arms" might not be the term...
Well "Brother in Arms" might not be the term exactly. In a former life, I was one of those geeks with the loudspeakers and leaflets in the 4th PSYOP Group(Abn) out of Fort Bragg. They did let me...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd February 2005, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 92,919
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2005, 03:35 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,291
This isn't Bugis - its Malay. From Terengganu. ...
This isn't Bugis - its Malay. From Terengganu. Its called a keris malela due to the blade form which is characterised mainly by the deep fullering of the blade. Very unlike the "malela" of Java or...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th February 2005, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 92,919
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2005, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 146,360
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2005, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 146,360
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th February 2005, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 92,919
Precisely Mick.
Why this happened is a...
Precisely Mick.
Why this happened is a matter for speculation. Item of keris dress were often sold off or exchanged for various reasons. Economic distress etc. etc.
This we know.
What we...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2005, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 14,693
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th February 2005, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 92,919
I am afraid I am going to have to disagree...
I am afraid I am going to have to disagree strongly with most of the comments made to date regarding this keris.
Please note first off that this particular style of keris is a typical and well...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2005, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 17,767
As I understand it the practice of covering up...
As I understand it the practice of covering up the keris with the sarong was because of the prevalent belief at that time that the photography of the keris would somehow "spoil" the keris. I doubt...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2005, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 14,693
These are very wierd. I have seen a number of...
These are very wierd. I have seen a number of obviously early coteng and the do not resemble this example. this makes me very suspicious. That said the workmanship and details are correct and...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th February 2005, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 92,919
Wolviex - if this is "poor" then the Polsh...
Wolviex - if this is "poor" then the Polsh National Museum must be a very rich place indeed. This is an extremely fine and old example of a Balinese keris with what is known as a topengan or "mask"....
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