Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th May 2022, 10:04 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th May 2022, 07:54 PM
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I have a similar hilt that shows a Ganesha like...
I have a similar hilt that shows a Ganesha like face with the right hand position of Nawa Sari. While my blade is indeed an older one i suspect the hilt is likely kamardikan, so may be like this one...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th May 2022, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 14
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I am reviving this old thread because i...
I am reviving this old thread because i accidentally stumbled upon some information that i don't believe has been stated here before. The question surrounding the ornamentation on this sheath has...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th May 2022, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 284
Nothing much to add to what Alan said. I do...
Nothing much to add to what Alan said. I do really like the blade. The hilt is a strange mix for me. Also i can't recall seeing a wrapped gandar like that on Bali keris. If i knew what the wood...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2022, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,509
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2022, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 56
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I'll throw this link into the mix for you to...
I'll throw this link into the mix for you to ponder. While this theory received some amount of resistance if i recall properly i am somewhat drawn to it, though i cannot say it is at all conclusive....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2022, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,509
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2022, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,509
I must admit that i have never heard Jawa Demam...
I must admit that i have never heard Jawa Demam described as a "crouched man carrying a snake". The generally accepted theory is that the name, which basically means "Feverish Javanese" comes from an...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th May 2022, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 554
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th May 2022, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 305
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th May 2022, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,252
I think that these laws undoubtedly apply to...
I think that these laws undoubtedly apply to keris. The fact that antique keris are still sold and removed from the country is not surprising, but that doesn't mean it is being done legally or...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th May 2022, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,252
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th May 2022, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,252
I am not sure that i would equate a nation's...
I am not sure that i would equate a nation's attempt to keep its cultural history from being sold out from under them to by banning export of one of their most important cultural artifacts a form of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2022, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 649
I think we would need to see better photos that...
I think we would need to see better photos that are closer, sharper and better exposed. Can't read much in those blown out sections of photo. I don't see any obvious Schreger lines so if it is some...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st May 2022, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 439
It looks 100% Moro to me, not Malay. In fairly...
It looks 100% Moro to me, not Malay. In fairly rough shape, but restorable for someone willing to put a little work i into it. If you were hoping for what is often referred to as a "twisted core" i...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st May 2022, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 649
It is unusual dress, but it isn't a sewar. ...
It is unusual dress, but it isn't a sewar.
Pedang is a word which literally means "sword" and we can find a fair variance in weapons that are called "pedang". It may have a more specific name, but...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th April 2022, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 961
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th April 2022, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 657
Interesting video. Not a great deal of...
Interesting video. Not a great deal of information though and some questionable "facts". For instance, as far ad i know there were quite a lot of keris made in Bali during the Dutch colonial period....
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th April 2022, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,416
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th April 2022, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,416
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th April 2022, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,104
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th April 2022, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,104
Ganapati, I cannot image that any of the keris...
Ganapati, I cannot image that any of the keris shown in this video you posted are particularly "famous" or powerful. I found watching it a waste of time.
Hard to say if the image of keris Taming...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd April 2022, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,416
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd April 2022, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,104
I don't want you to think i am blowing off your...
I don't want you to think i am blowing off your question, but rather than spend time pulling quotes from this book i an simply going to strongly suggest that you acquire and read Margaret J. Wiener's...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd April 2022, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 16
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