Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2022, 08:43 PM
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David, Garret's mentor was Go Tik Swan, AKA...
David, Garret's mentor was Go Tik Swan, AKA Panembahan Hardjonegoro(alm.), his principal teacher was a m'ranggi known as "Pak Bei". The period was late 1960's, through to early 1970's.
Nothing in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2022, 02:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2022, 06:31 AM
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Regarding spellings of Javanese words.
I am...
Regarding spellings of Javanese words.
I am not Javanese, however, I do have a a 70 year association with Javanese culture & society, the last 50 or so years of that 70 years has been close up &...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th May 2022, 11:51 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th May 2022, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2022, 12:36 PM
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The wedung is worn by certain high ranking...
The wedung is worn by certain high ranking members of a kraton hierarchy, in this case the Surakarta Karaton, as a symbol of the wearer's willingness to cut a path through the jungle for his lord,...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th May 2022, 12:09 AM
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Thank you Athanase.
So, 36cm = +/- 14.25...
Thank you Athanase.
So, 36cm = +/- 14.25 inches.
After I asked my question I scaled it from your photos and came up with +/- 15"
This keris, blade only, is not of Balinese origin, it was...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th May 2022, 09:23 AM
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Yes GP, its a nice keris, these older, classic...
Yes GP, its a nice keris, these older, classic Bali keris have a presence that i feel is very powerful, however, unfortunately your particular keris has been thoughtlessly dressed. That is no big...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th May 2022, 11:54 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th May 2022, 02:29 PM
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Thank you for your further explanations Jean.
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Thank you for your further explanations Jean.
In respect of the name that might be accurately applied to the top cross part of a wrongko, yes, I was aware of Sutejo Neka's use of "sampir" when I...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th May 2022, 12:17 AM
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A pretty piece of work GP.
The hilt is not...
A pretty piece of work GP.
The hilt is not ivory, it is bone or deer antler, more likely to be bone I think.
The "keris" is not in my opinion, a keris.
It is a keris-like object where the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th May 2022, 12:01 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th May 2022, 12:33 PM
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Jean, the keris is Balinese or Balinese style,...
Jean, the keris is Balinese or Balinese style, the atasan is Balinese style, the pendok is not Balinese, and the hilt is more likely to be Lombok than Bali.
There is perhaps a possibility that...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th May 2022, 07:55 AM
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Afterthought
I just re-read this comment, &...
Afterthought
I just re-read this comment, & it sounds harsh, it is not intended to be.
This is a nice keris, the dress is pretty much less than nice, but it can be easily improved.
It is the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th May 2022, 06:21 AM
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Just the pendok Paul, the atasan or gambar is...
Just the pendok Paul, the atasan or gambar is older Bali, the hilt is a bit of a mix of two different genuinely Balinese themes, the cup upon which the hilt sits is a sort invention, as is the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th May 2022, 11:00 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2022, 01:25 PM
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In an attempt to try to find some Javanese...
In an attempt to try to find some Javanese symbolism attached to the turi blossom I asked Dr. Google some pointed questions. I was not successful in finding anything really specific, and I only...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2022, 08:23 AM
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Detlef, I do not know "kudhup" in BI, neither...
Detlef, I do not know "kudhup" in BI, neither does Mr Echols nor his mate Mr Shadily. Echols & Shadily has been the recognised BI/English & English/BI dictionary for 60 years.
I know the word...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th May 2022, 03:02 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th May 2022, 11:50 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th May 2022, 11:42 PM
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Yeah, we've had the Bali Hilt discussion more...
Yeah, we've had the Bali Hilt discussion more times than once in the past.
There are a number of factors involved, I personally think that the major one is that most hilts in the modern era have...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th May 2022, 09:37 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th May 2022, 02:37 PM
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Yes David, its a nice keris, but a dealer who...
Yes David, its a nice keris, but a dealer who knew very little about keris got hold of it along the way and dressed it incorrectly, as it is, it is regrettably a very bad joke, almost an insult.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th May 2022, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 714
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