Hi Alan,
Don't worry, I make that sort of slips all the time, and I've only just turned 30.
Yes, I'm quite positive there were no adhesives used. The white spot by the base of the pesi is actually the white of pamor. Nothing between the ganja and base of blade.
The collector in Lombok who sold this keris claimed that it was from Sumbawa, and the keris did come in a Bugis sheath with corresponding pistol-grip hilt. Are there Bugis settlements in Lombok? Or maybe a Lombok keris went over to Sumbawa?
|