Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Kris sundang in London
Been meaning to post this for a while. Spotted in antique/junk shop in London. Vendor did not know what it is (but attached a very serious price to it nonetheless). In place of original pommel...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th July 2025, 08:34 AM
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Sorry Alan, I hope this image is a bit clearer...
Sorry Alan, I hope this image is a bit clearer now; the coloured areas in the schematic illustration show the parts of the keris hilt that seem to be comprised of different materials to the richly...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th July 2025, 08:33 AM
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For anyone interested in this matter: I removed...
For anyone interested in this matter: I removed the hilt from the tang to inspect it closer. The hilt definitely seems to be comprised of at least two distinct kinds of materials: 1) a dark wood with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2025, 01:07 AM
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Tiny badik from South Sulawesi; acquired last...
Tiny badik from South Sulawesi; acquired last year from a Makasar man; the blade is black steel (Malela), which is seen as inherently poisonous. I was told these tiny badiks are not toys or...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th July 2025, 06:48 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th July 2025, 03:59 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th July 2025, 10:39 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th July 2025, 02:28 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th July 2025, 12:51 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th July 2025, 02:57 AM
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Wooden hilt cup and composite wood hilt
Hello everyone.
A Bugis/Bugis-Makasar keris, collected somewhere in Indonesia in 1920; from an old Swiss collection.
The hilt cup is carved from wood - has anyone seen that before in an antique...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th April 2025, 09:03 AM
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Help with translation
Hoping for some help with translating these Chinese characters written in black ink on the sheath of a recently acquired Bugis keris, which itself seems rather old. A Chinese colleague informs me...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2024, 05:42 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2024, 05:37 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2024, 11:40 PM
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Hi RobT yes sorry I forgot to follow that up....
Hi RobT yes sorry I forgot to follow that up. It’s difficult to tell, as the plaited hemp wrapping on the hilt comes down almost to the bottom of the blade, but it looks like there is a separate...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2024, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 26
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Thanks David. Indeed if it can be demonstrated...
Thanks David. Indeed if it can be demonstrated that a keris of this particular style/type could not possibly have existed in the late 18th century or early 19th when Nelson was still alive then the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2024, 07:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2024, 11:17 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th November 2024, 01:48 AM
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Thank you Alan, for this insight.
It strikes...
Thank you Alan, for this insight.
It strikes me that an apparent fault in the process of blade manufacture is interpreted as a hallmark of quality and esteem by present-day Bugis-Makasar people,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2024, 01:39 AM
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Moro keris/kalis ID
Hi All,
I'm hoping someone can provide a little information on this keris/kalis; likely source of origin in the region, and approximate age? Both are of interest but especially the latter, as it...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th November 2024, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 5
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A feature of interest
Hello All,
I was in South Sulawesi recently with my Bugis-Makasar friends and acquaintances and talking a lot about keris (and badik) culture and lore and the technical features of kerises in...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th November 2024, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 14
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This is fascinating insight, thank you Gustav;...
This is fascinating insight, thank you Gustav; perhaps this would explain why another of my kerises - the subject of my first post - seems to have a tangguh tuban-pajajaran (according to Mr. Maisey)...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th November 2024, 12:05 AM
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Thank you Gustav; this is a very interesting...
Thank you Gustav; this is a very interesting observation. So if an older blade has been reworked/altered to introduce a new (or complementary) pamor pattern one of the telltale indicators would be a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th November 2024, 12:02 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2024, 11:26 AM
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I thought I’d chime in here, specifically...
I thought I’d chime in here, specifically regarding the above observation that the Bugis had frequent interactions with the Moro. Not an expert, but I note this illustration of a Moro kalis/keris...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th October 2024, 12:32 AM
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