Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th October 2012, 03:48 AM
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Nice original piece Roy.
The discussion so...
Nice original piece Roy.
The discussion so far brings up again the maddening problem of terminology in our highly complex little world. A Malay from Siak might have a completely different...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2012, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 23,802
Rare perhaps, but not unique... ;)
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Rare perhaps, but not unique... ;)
Interesting theory that these could be Banjar...plausible at any rate. I figured Bugis of some description but god knows from where. Got mine quite a long...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th September 2012, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 5
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Arabic...
The line from the first image is...
Arabic...
The line from the first image is probably the opening line of most of the books of the Qur'an...
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
bismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm
Which translates - In the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th July 2012, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 51,591
Agree with Alan more or less. I was in Jakarta...
Agree with Alan more or less. I was in Jakarta '85 - 86 and remember seing quite a few of these. Quite variable in quality from fairly good - like yours, all the way to hideous. The big difference...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th July 2012, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 67
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th May 2012, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 12,708
I think it is very difficult to specifically ID...
I think it is very difficult to specifically ID this keris as coming from Jambi. At best we can say Melaka Straits region...more likely to the south...perhaps Jambi, perhaps Siak or Riau...perhaps...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd May 2012, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th January 2012, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 23,031
As curator of the display I suppose I should...
As curator of the display I suppose I should comment at least a bit on these...
...the "Moro" pieces in the first few photos were collected in 1902 by a Mr. N.B. Denys. We have no further info on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th September 2011, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 24,250
While this is clearly Malay I have a feeling it...
While this is clearly Malay I have a feeling it is not Peninsular but could be Riau or Bornean Malay. I have some pictures floating around somewhere but I can't find any of them at the moment. Will...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th September 2011, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 29,806
Wasn't there a thread some time not so far back...
Wasn't there a thread some time not so far back about these pieces? I think s/o in the know said they were from Madura...made by Balinese migrants in a sort of hybrid style. There was one very nice...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th September 2011, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 29,348
Dude that camera did good man! Y'all have no...
Dude that camera did good man! Y'all have no idea how bad the lighting was in that gallery...
...It was a cool show though. Understandably Yogya heavy given that the show was organised by a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th June 2011, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,738
For a good general introduction to the keris,...
For a good general introduction to the keris, that it not (particularly) Java centric, in Indonesian (unless of course you can manage that), is not a specialist reference tome and not out of print......
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th June 2011, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 15,599
Well from the pictures at least the fit looks...
Well from the pictures at least the fit looks more or less good although a bit loose. Its possible there's a bit of crud down in the bottom of the batang that's keeping it from setting down quite...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th June 2011, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 15,599
Kelantan or Terengganu dating to around 1920 -...
Kelantan or Terengganu dating to around 1920 - 1940. There was a craze in those days for innovation and hybrid styles abound. The Palembang style seems to have been particularly influential. The...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th June 2011, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,667
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2011, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,162
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2011, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 13,225
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th March 2011, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 13,262
Also, the blade you posted in post #15 is in my...
Also, the blade you posted in post #15 is in my collection. Bought in Riau (Tg. Pinang) some years back - and probably from there - as a bare blade with the pendokok but no sheath or hilt. Note the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th March 2011, 04:54 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 13,262
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd July 2010, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 27,760
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th June 2010, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 27,760
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st June 2010, 01:56 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 23,371
Honestly, I'm not all that against the book - I...
Honestly, I'm not all that against the book - I simply pointed out that it is (liberally) salted with inaccuracies and mistakes and should be used with caution. Given the choice between seeing this...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st June 2010, 01:22 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 30,178
I'm not a conservator but I work with them and...
I'm not a conservator but I work with them and there's a reason why the root of their profession is the same as that of the word conservative ;)
9 times out of 10 a conservator will tell you to...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st June 2010, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 112
Views: 106,057
That sheath is definitely 100% Pattani so it...
That sheath is definitely 100% Pattani so it looks like you have gotten yourself a composite piece with a (likely) Madura blade and hilt.
This thread though raises the very relevant connection...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th May 2010, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 23,371
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