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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi Today, 02:43 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Understood Detlef. With collecting, & I'm...

Understood Detlef.

With collecting, & I'm not just talking about the sort of things that we discuss here, I'm talking about all sorts of collectables, the people who actually collect often have...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi Yesterday, 08:12 PM
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Views: 1,593
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Detlef, collectors agree on a lot of things, &...

Detlef, collectors agree on a lot of things, & they disagree on a lot of things.

The people who make and use these things mostly disagree with many, if not most of the collectors.

For many...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi Yesterday, 07:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,875
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Gustav, in respect of your post #7. I have...

Gustav, in respect of your post #7.

I have now had a chance to examine my photographs and notes of EDb16.

I cannot recall that we had an argument about the way in which this pamor had been...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi Yesterday, 03:11 AM
Replies: 7
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
I thought that somebody else might have jumped...

I thought that somebody else might have jumped onto this hilt question before now, but it is still hanging there, so here is my opinion.

It is an opinion only, because this form of hilt has many...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 12:17 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,293
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes, it might have been made from a repurposed...

Yes, it might have been made from a repurposed blade, or it could also have been made from any piece of ferric material that was of adequate size to accommodate the design. I can see no evidence in...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd November 2025, 11:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,875
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Rob, there almost never is a visible 9th luk in a...

Rob, there almost never is a visible 9th luk in a keris, Javanese, Balinese or otherwise, the final luk at the leading end of the blade is an imaginary luk, put there because the number of luk MUST...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd November 2025, 12:02 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,875
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Possibly.

Possibly.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd November 2025, 01:52 AM
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Views: 1,875
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Here is the picture.

Here is the picture.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd November 2025, 01:50 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,875
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Rob, like a lot of other things with the keris,...

Rob, like a lot of other things with the keris, what you see is not what you get.

The picture shows how we count luk now.

But luk have been counted in different ways in different times &...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st November 2025, 10:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,875
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Interesting thing you've posted here Gustav. ...

Interesting thing you've posted here Gustav.

I'm sorry, but to make any comment on this I would need to handle it, & even then I might not be able to understand what I would need to understand...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st November 2025, 10:26 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,293
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you RobT, for your prompt for me to comment...

Thank you RobT, for your prompt for me to comment on this implement under discussion.

I'm sorry, but although the overall form of this implement does imply some sort of influence from Javanese...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th November 2025, 11:39 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 49,916
Posted By A. G. Maisey
As I said Detlef, my comment was not my advice,...

As I said Detlef, my comment was not my advice, it was advice given to me a long time ago by a lead conservator who had an extremely impressive resume. This man was heavily relied upon by a couple of...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th November 2025, 01:36 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 49,916
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I thought that might have been the case when I...

I thought that might have been the case when I followed the cracks.

I have repaired more than a few hilts in many different materials, my adhesive of choice is 5 minute Araldite. The joining...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th November 2025, 11:53 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 49,916
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This advice is not from me, it was given me many...

This advice is not from me, it was given me many years ago by a recognised authority in museum restoration & conservation, I'm only passing it on.

"Do not use linseed oil on ivory, ivory is a very...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th November 2025, 08:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,473
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I'm getting a 503 error, which apparently is a...

I'm getting a 503 error, which apparently is a typical indicator of a server cache problem.

I got in for the first time in about a week, just a few minutes ago, put up a post, then intermittent...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th November 2025, 08:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,593
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This is a Javanese keris blade, the form (dhapur)...

This is a Javanese keris blade, the form (dhapur) appears to be pandowo cinarita, the pamor motif is wos (or beras) wutah. In respect of age, my estimate would be 19th century. In the majority of...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th October 2025, 09:12 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 24,046
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Rob, you've used 'condong leleh' rather than...

Rob, you've used 'condong leleh' rather than 'condong campur', I think most people would agree with this usage, in fact I used to use leleh rather campur all the time myself.

A few months ago I...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th October 2025, 09:37 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 24,046
Posted By A. G. Maisey
You're most welcome Martin.

You're most welcome Martin.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th October 2025, 04:37 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 24,046
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This is actually a pretty good question Martin...

This is actually a pretty good question Martin --- I think of "good questions" as ones that I need to think about before I can respond to, and although I could have given a quick, off-the-cuff...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th October 2025, 01:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 24,046
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Did you mean a dhapur name? The dhapur names...

Did you mean a dhapur name?

The dhapur names that are generally known come from a pakem, or guide-book that was produced as a reference to dhapurs as they were known in Surakarta.

It is really...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th October 2025, 04:20 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 22,211
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I have currently spent untold hours on this...

I have currently spent untold hours on this matter, & I have tested it as well as I am able.

I have looked at the legal issues involved in the affixation of tariffs & most especially at the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th October 2025, 10:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 24,046
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes, Madura, dress is a sandang walikat style. ...

Yes, Madura, dress is a sandang walikat style.

It is possible that in Madura, sandang walikat might be known by a different name, but if it is, I do not know that name.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd October 2025, 10:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,231
Posted By A. G. Maisey
OK, so if we try to put a date on when these two...

OK, so if we try to put a date on when these two cultural icons first began to appear on keris, we need to be able to put a date on the keris first, & that is something that is close to impossible,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd October 2025, 03:23 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 16,523
Posted By A. G. Maisey
That hex cross section is what I mean when I...

That hex cross section is what I mean when I refer to "flat faces".

Does the blade have a hex cross section?
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 22nd October 2025, 07:28 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,312
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes, they are tabuh, used to strike a large gong,...

Yes, they are tabuh, used to strike a large gong, these look Javanese, quite similar to my own, but I guess they could be from anywhere that people strike gongs.
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