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Jean · 20th May 2012, 09:05 AM

Hi Alan,
Welcome back to the forum and it seems an eternity since you disappeared, and we have missed you a lot!
Bad luck for us that you are not allowed to show any kris pictures but in due time we hope that you will tell us or publish an article on what you have observed and learnt from the visit regarding the origin and features of the krisses brought to Europe during the 17th Century, any plan in this regard?
Welcome back again and best regards
Jean

A. G. Maisey · 20th May 2012, 09:37 AM

Thanks Jean.

No, I do not have anything at all like that in mind. My examination of these early pieces was only one very small piece of research that is tied to something I've been playing with for around 30 years. The examinations were not towards an end in themselves, but only to help me understand a very small side issue a little better.

Of course I did note a few things, such as, for instance, a very complex twist pamor in a pre-1600 keris. Something I really would not have expected---so much so that my feeling at the time of examination was that somewhere along the line somebody had possibly got their catalogue numbers mixed up.

But as I say, this sort of thing was not really uppermost in my mind, I was looking at very specific things, and trying to relate these things to other things.

I've probably got a few months work in organising the notes and pics, and then some concentrated thinking to do.

David · 20th May 2012, 10:26 PM

Welcome back Alan. Glad you had some success in your journey.

A. G. Maisey · 21st May 2012, 07:39 AM

Thanks David.

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20th May 2012, 09:05 AM	#1
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	Hi Alan, Welcome back to the forum and it seems an eternity since you disappeared, and we have missed you a lot! Bad luck for us that you are not allowed to show any kris pictures but in due time we hope that you will tell us or publish an article on what you have observed and learnt from the visit regarding the origin and features of the krisses brought to Europe during the 17th Century, any plan in this regard? Welcome back again and best regards Jean

20th May 2012, 09:37 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,059	Thanks Jean. No, I do not have anything at all like that in mind. My examination of these early pieces was only one very small piece of research that is tied to something I've been playing with for around 30 years. The examinations were not towards an end in themselves, but only to help me understand a very small side issue a little better. Of course I did note a few things, such as, for instance, a very complex twist pamor in a pre-1600 keris. Something I really would not have expected---so much so that my feeling at the time of examination was that somewhere along the line somebody had possibly got their catalogue numbers mixed up. But as I say, this sort of thing was not really uppermost in my mind, I was looking at very specific things, and trying to relate these things to other things. I've probably got a few months work in organising the notes and pics, and then some concentrated thinking to do.

20th May 2012, 10:26 PM	#3
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,237	Welcome back Alan. Glad you had some success in your journey.

21st May 2012, 07:39 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,059	Thanks David.