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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 23rd April 2025, 12:39 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Please see heading 9705, this is a link to the...

Please see heading 9705, this is a link to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 10 (2025) it sets forth the tariffs to be applied to various goods upon entry to the USA, I do...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th April 2025, 10:25 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 66,779
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Ian, the gentleman who had been a spiritual...

Ian, the gentleman who had been a spiritual advisor to President Sukarno held high interest in the keris, he collected keris and had a considerable collection of keris, however he was not an ahli...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th April 2025, 11:49 PM
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Views: 8,516
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you Martin. Yes, not a lot of images,...

Thank you Martin.

Yes, not a lot of images, but the things that are shown are decidedly top drawer I think.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th April 2025, 11:45 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 66,779
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you for this question Ian. The concept...

Thank you for this question Ian.

The concept of "wanda" is that the outward appearance of something can create an internal feeling in the viewer.

This can apply to anything.

Let's say you...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th April 2025, 11:36 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,071
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I would be very reluctant to consider this tiny...

I would be very reluctant to consider this tiny object in the form of a keris as something made specifically for a woman.

My reason for this is that I do not know of any situation in Balinese...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th April 2025, 09:43 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 66,779
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes, the keris shown in post #2 is classifiable...

Yes, the keris shown in post #2 is classifiable as Segaluh.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th April 2025, 12:04 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 66,779
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Jaga, if my explanation was inadequate, I...

Jaga, if my explanation was inadequate, I apologise for this lack of clarity. I can perhaps understand why this might be so, and possibly a further exploration of the way in which the word "wanda"...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th April 2025, 01:07 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 66,779
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes. It depends on the human being who is a...

Yes.

It depends on the human being who is a part of the meeting between keris & human.

It is the human who receives the feeling, the keris remains constant, but the way in which the feeling is...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th April 2025, 11:59 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 66,779
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This question seems to revolve around the idea of...

This question seems to revolve around the idea of "feeling" as it applies to a keris.

The way I was taught to understand this idea was that the feeling generated by a keris is similar to the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th April 2025, 05:22 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 47,565
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you Sid, yes, way off track. But...

Thank you Sid, yes, way off track.

But still, a nice piece.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th April 2025, 11:44 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 47,565
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I tried to find the auction listing & I could...

I tried to find the auction listing & I could not, however, the reported text that seems to have accompanied the listing does look to be somewhat confused.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th April 2025, 11:31 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,150
Posted By A. G. Maisey
The Cut Throat World ---

Couple of days back, I was doing a bit of auction site browsing, looking for a site that handles tribal stuff --- recently did a big cleanup & the result of that was it was decided for me that I...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th April 2025, 11:29 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,516
Posted By A. G. Maisey
The Cut Throat World ---

Couple of days back, I was doing a bit of auction site browsing, looking for a site that handles tribal stuff --- recently did a big cleanup & the result of that was it was decided for me that I...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st April 2025, 09:34 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,222
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Then we have Samuel Arbesman. A good friend...

Then we have Samuel Arbesman.

A good friend sent me this, this morning, pretty appropriate for keris related matters, I think.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th March 2025, 01:13 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,222
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I have not read this book of Hildred Geertz',...

I have not read this book of Hildred Geertz', Gustav, it is perhaps something that might interest me, but to be honest, I find that amongst academics who do publish on Bali, there can be quite wide...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th March 2025, 10:46 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,222
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Here is a pic of an ogoh-ogoh.

Here is a pic of an ogoh-ogoh.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th March 2025, 10:17 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,222
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Gustav, my comment in respect of age for Thomas'...

Gustav, my comment in respect of age for Thomas' silver dress was:-

"--- that did most definitely did originate in Bali during the late Colonial period, say 1890 to 1940.---" (the "that" is in...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th March 2025, 11:50 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,222
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Looks like I was too impatient. David,...

Looks like I was too impatient.

David, please get rid of this unnecessary post if you can. Thanks.



For some reason the hilt failed to transfer, here it is:-
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th March 2025, 11:49 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,222
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you for your compliment Gustav, however, my...

Thank you for your compliment Gustav, however, my comment should not be understood as an answer. Answers follow questions, & no question has been asked.

You have stated your opinion, I have stated...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th March 2025, 12:53 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,222
Posted By A. G. Maisey
As you wish Gustav.

As you wish Gustav.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th March 2025, 12:26 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,222
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Gustav, with respect, I tend to disagree with you...

Gustav, with respect, I tend to disagree with you when you place dating of this Balinese dress into the period after WWI & before Japanese occupation of Bali.

I have seen, handled and owned...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 24th March 2025, 03:27 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 27,403
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Just a note on the names of these items. The...

Just a note on the names of these items.

The kettle at the beginning of this thread is in Javanese, a "ceret".

The word "ghendi" should be "gendhi", "gendhi" is a regional variation of "kendhi"...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd March 2025, 09:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,785
Posted By A. G. Maisey
In my opinion Gustav is very probably right. ...

In my opinion Gustav is very probably right.

This hilt looks like the core of a silver or brass or mamas hilt & the material is as Gustav has noted, this material is called "jabung".

I would...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th March 2025, 04:03 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 47,565
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Maybe I got the behaviour I was comfortable with...

Maybe I got the behaviour I was comfortable with because there were no observers, just the housekeeper & myself. If anybody had been watching, things might have been different.

In a way, it can be...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th March 2025, 12:01 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 37,234
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I agree Gustav, the same. You have done a...

I agree Gustav, the same.

You have done a much better job than I did of producing reasonably readable images.

I would very much prefer to leave Karsten Jensen's opinions out of any discussion...
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