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A. G. Maisey · 16th April 2009, 08:36 PM

Unusual.

Never seen anything like this.

My guess --- and it is only a guess--- is Lombok.

There appears to be an overall Balinese feel + maybe a little Bugis input in this piece. Lombok has both, and they used to do some pretty peculiar things with keris in Lombok.

16th April 2009, 08:36 PM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,048	Unusual. Never seen anything like this. My guess --- and it is only a guess--- is Lombok. There appears to be an overall Balinese feel + maybe a little Bugis input in this piece. Lombok has both, and they used to do some pretty peculiar things with keris in Lombok.