keris for comment

kulbuntet · 9th December 2008, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Sorry Michel.

You need close personal instruction over an extended period of time.

Oke, next question. When are you comming to Holland Alan? And please take your time. I think that there are a lot of people who like to meet you in person, and maybe you can give a reading on a meeting of the dutch keris study group?

A. G. Maisey · 9th December 2008, 03:26 AM

Probably never.

But that said, there is an outside possibility that I may be in Italy either late in 2009 , or maybe 2010. However, the amount of info that could be imparted about tangguh in a single short meeting, is not really very much. About the best anybody could hope for would be to gain an understanding of how the system works.

In any case, it is primarily a system of classification, and it is arguable if it has any real meaning outside Jawa. There are other things to learn about the keris than this.

9th December 2008, 03:26 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	Probably never. But that said, there is an outside possibility that I may be in Italy either late in 2009 , or maybe 2010. However, the amount of info that could be imparted about tangguh in a single short meeting, is not really very much. About the best anybody could hope for would be to gain an understanding of how the system works. In any case, it is primarily a system of classification, and it is arguable if it has any real meaning outside Jawa. There are other things to learn about the keris than this.