Bali keris restored

A. G. Maisey · 11th August 2009, 08:29 AM

Tatyana, what additional information are you seeking?

We cannot reliably date these blades, there is not as far as I am aware a parrallel Balinese system to the Javanese system of tangguh, so we cannot really classify them.

It is probably possible to give them a dhapur, in accordance with the data provided by Lalu Djelengga.

The pamor in both cases is a simple m'lumah style, that most people would call wos wutah.

Yours has the remnants of kinatah work, which probably indicates original ownership by a person with rank.

I doubt that there is much more that anybody could say about these blades --- except that they are very nice, very typical Balinese blades.

11th August 2009, 08:29 AM	#12
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	Tatyana, what additional information are you seeking? We cannot reliably date these blades, there is not as far as I am aware a parrallel Balinese system to the Javanese system of tangguh, so we cannot really classify them. It is probably possible to give them a dhapur, in accordance with the data provided by Lalu Djelengga. The pamor in both cases is a simple m'lumah style, that most people would call wos wutah. Yours has the remnants of kinatah work, which probably indicates original ownership by a person with rank. I doubt that there is much more that anybody could say about these blades --- except that they are very nice, very typical Balinese blades.