20th Century Solonese Keris

A. G. Maisey · 16th May 2007, 10:51 PM

Yes Raden, there was Dutch input, but there was also Portugese, Middle Eastern, Indian, Chinese. The examples are many. The great characteristic of (particularly) Javanese culture has been its ability to take something from outside that culture, and turn it into something Javanese.

Marcokeris · 17th May 2007, 03:38 PM

Alan i agree! you have shooted the center (sorry for my english!)
This is the reason for which i dont like modern handles : i dont see indonesian cuture

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16th May 2007, 10:51 PM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,048	Yes Raden, there was Dutch input, but there was also Portugese, Middle Eastern, Indian, Chinese. The examples are many. The great characteristic of (particularly) Javanese culture has been its ability to take something from outside that culture, and turn it into something Javanese.

17th May 2007, 03:38 PM	#2
Marcokeris Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 928	Alan i agree! you have shooted the center (sorry for my english!) This is the reason for which i dont like modern handles : i dont see indonesian cuture