Jakarta

[cedric Le Dauphin]

Thank you very much for these info.
I'll be in Jakarta from the 28th to 31rst included.
Of course if you drop by Paris you are all welcome. Send me an e-mail and we'll find some ways to share our interest.


Just for the markets indicated, are there beter days or hours to visit them?

[ganjawulung]

Originally Posted by cedric Le Dauphin

Of course if you drop by Paris you are all welcome. Send me an e-mail and we'll find some ways to share our interest.


Just for the markets indicated, are there beter days or hours to visit them?

Then fortunately, we may meet in Jakarta after 28th of March... Email me your contact number while in Jakarta. But in France? Oh la la, not "really" France, but only a couple kilometers from French border, in La-Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland...

Yes, once I stayed -- only three months, not in Paris but in Rheims in 1993. (I stayed in a French family who could not speak English almost even a word...).

Once I was anxious to see "this" keris in Musee de L'Homme near Trocadero, Paris but unfortunately I didn't find it. This keris is the museum's collection, I found this picture from the catalogue. It pictured one of my favorite dhapur, "jalak sangu tumpeng" with very very cute warangka of elegant Solonese... (pls see picture below)

GANJAWULUNG

[ganjawulung]

More close ups on the collection of Musee de l'Homme, Paris from museum's catalogue. Keris with dhapur "jalak sangu tumpeng". And also, balinese gold keris-handle ornamented with precious stones...

... and a book on Indonesia that I bought from Virgin Bookstore, in Musee de Louvre, Paris a couple years ago, "Indonesia, The Archipel of gods" with some interesting essays on Indonesian culture...

GANJAWULUNG

[cedric Le Dauphin]

Hi! Everyone!

Dear Ganjawulung

Thanks for the invitation; I'll email you my details in Jakarta.

Regarding the Trocadero Musée de l'homme, it does not exist anymore.
The Collection has been mixed with the tribal art museum's and placed in the Quai Branly Museum. This last is a great museum but mostly turned on the tribal side, when keris are considered here more classical asian artefact. I succeeded in selling a few keris handle to them three years ago, but nothing ever since. I have also tried to make a big exhibition on keris with them but it doesn't progress...

The Guimet Museum is more Asian oriented, but has only one keris.

You find more keris and nicer one in private collections rather than in museum. But I have not said my last word....

In any case Paris museums are great and worth visiting. Anybody who needs tips or whatever on them can let me know
Cedric

[ganjawulung]

Originally Posted by cedric Le Dauphin

Hi! Everyone!

Dear Ganjawulung

Thanks for the invitation; I'll email you my details in Jakarta.

Regarding the Trocadero Musée de l'homme, it does not exist anymore.

Yes Cedric,
It has been quite a long time ago I went to the museum (1993, and the last time I went to Paris was on 2008 but not visited the museum). Thank you for the latest info on museum in Paris...
You may email me your cellphone nr, so I can text you while in Switzerland. I am leaving to Zurich this afternoon...

GANJAWULUNG

[cedric Le Dauphin]

Dear Hartadi,

Thanks for the neka museum, it was already on my list. Any other address in Bali?
I don't know if I can drop by Lombok and I never went there. Can you please advise?

[ganjawulung]

Originally Posted by cedric Le Dauphin

Any other address in Bali?

(While transit in Changi Singapore) Made Ardika, young balinese warangka maker, and handle carver in Batuan, not far from Neka Museum in Ubud. Later I will give you his contact number... And if you have enough time -- you may go to Klungkung, search Banjar Pande (name of Area in Klungkung, about 2 hours from Kuta or Denpasar), Ktut Mudra -- one of only a few balinese keris maker left...

GANJAWULUNG