Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th May 2018, 01:43 AM
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Replies: 18
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1) So where we seem to arrive at now is that...
1) So where we seem to arrive at now is that sapukala/sepokal is not a dhapur, it is instead generic description for keris lurus Bugis. The next question that comes to mind then is, can a Bugis...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th May 2018, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 16,181
Thank you Detlef and Alan.
Some questions: ...
Thank you Detlef and Alan.
Some questions:
1) What characterises a sepokal blade? The keris books I have on hand (Groneman and Solyom & Solyom) don't mention it. I have done some cursory...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th May 2018, 01:49 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 16,181
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th May 2018, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 16,181
Corroded keris
I'm interested in acquiring this keris from an auction with a view to clean and restore it. I'd be curious to see how clean I can get it and what lies beneath. I like to think I learned enough...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd May 2018, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,789
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th April 2018, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 36,302
Thanks Alan. In my research thus far, dhapur...
Thanks Alan. In my research thus far, dhapur brojol seems like the appropriate (if not only) dhapur for me to attempt as it appears "modest" in comparison to others, and seems to have the least...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th April 2018, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 36,302
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th April 2018, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 36,302
Thank you, Alan. I'll get my hands on Dr...
Thank you, Alan. I'll get my hands on Dr Groneman's book eventually, and will see if I can identify the steps involved in intentional pamor creation.
It's also heartening to hear that the forging...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th April 2018, 04:38 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,047
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th April 2018, 12:36 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 36,302
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st April 2018, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,047
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st March 2018, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st March 2018, 03:00 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 36,302
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th March 2018, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 18,103
I agree with Green - it doesn't seem like the...
I agree with Green - it doesn't seem like the writer had a great command of written Arabic script. There are also some characters used fairly often that aren't in the Arabic alphabet. The character...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th March 2018, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 36,302
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th March 2018, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 18,103
To add on to Green's translation /...
To add on to Green's translation / transliteration of the first handle, it is the Shahada as he has said, but it is truncated. Instead of "...Muhammad ar-rasoolallah" (Muhammad is the Prophet of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2018, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 36,731
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2018, 03:29 AM
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Replies: 545
Views: 2,187,785
Two kids practicing pencak silat. The page I...
Two kids practicing pencak silat. The page I found this from was from my reading about Silat Cikalong from Jawa Barat, but I'm unsure if it's related to the Cikalong style.
I have noticed another...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2018, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,169
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2018, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,169
Heirloom/pusaka badik
[EDIT]
I initially had photos and a bit of a story here regarding an item I have, without thoroughly considering the possible ethics and acceptable practice of doing this in my culture. I have...
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