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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th August 2024, 10:02 PM
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Views: 70,555
Posted By David
Ian, please understand that i was not criticizing...

Ian, please understand that i was not criticizing your usage of these Javanese terms in this regard, simply making a call for more vigorous research to discover the proper names for these features in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th August 2024, 08:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 70,555
Posted By David
Two nice old warriors for sure. Reading the...

Two nice old warriors for sure.
Reading the descriptions has raised a question for me. Ricikan, sekar kacang, praen, gandhik, lambe gajah, greneng, jenggot, sogokan and blumbangan are all Javanese...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th August 2024, 07:37 PM
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Posted By David
I am in agreement with Milandro. More likely a...

I am in agreement with Milandro. More likely a Betel Nut tool.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th August 2024, 08:17 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 62,116
Posted By David
Looks very much like a real keris to me. Double...

Looks very much like a real keris to me. Double naga?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd August 2024, 03:26 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 171,211
Posted By David
Thanks for the better photos. If nothing else...

Thanks for the better photos. If nothing else they do seem to rule out ivory as the material.
I am afraid that an estimate of the age of the hilt is no help whatsoever in determining the age of the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd August 2024, 10:05 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 115,804
Posted By David
Sorry Hugh, but i had to delete your photos as...

Sorry Hugh, but i had to delete your photos as they seem to be from an active auction, which is forbidden by our rules. If you google Beras Wutah you should be able to find images of the pamor that...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd August 2024, 10:00 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 171,211
Posted By David
For me it does not have the appearance of moose...

For me it does not have the appearance of moose antler, which has become a popular carving material in Bali in recent years. Frankly it looks more like bone to me, but i would have to see sharper,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th August 2024, 05:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 29,295
Posted By David
No worries Hugh, but Tumbok Lada would not be...

No worries Hugh, but Tumbok Lada would not be classified as a type of keris. It should be discussed in the Ethno Forum. Thanks!
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 17th August 2024, 07:32 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 171,211
Posted By David
Just to be clear, my own intention in showing my...

Just to be clear, my own intention in showing my example in this thread was not to show a "better" example, but rather a similar dhapur, as well as a similar hilt.
Detlef, i believe i am more...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 17th August 2024, 02:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 29,295
Posted By David
Hi Hugh. We only discuss keris in this part of...

Hi Hugh. We only discuss keris in this part of the Forums. If you would like some discussion on the Sewar that you posted here please feel free to make a separate post about it in the Ethno Forum.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 13th August 2024, 11:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 31,496
Posted By David
Sorry, i hadn't noticed that the monkey was...

Sorry, i hadn't noticed that the monkey was wearing anything. I did note the "jewel" at the forehead, but Hanuman is usually depicted with far more elaborate headgear. If this is supposed to be...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th August 2024, 07:39 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 97,970
Posted By David
Often these hilts are brass with a gold wash or...

Often these hilts are brass with a gold wash or gilt. This applies a thinning layer of gold than plating, filling or electroplating, which is why in older examples it can be seen as wearing off and...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th August 2024, 07:25 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 22,332
Posted By David
I agree with Alan that i cannot approximate an...

I agree with Alan that i cannot approximate an age on these hilts, but from what i can see i would say that they are not recent. But 300 years seems unlikely. These most probably range from mid 19th...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th August 2024, 07:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 43,813
Posted By David
Blades look legitimately old. First one could...

Blades look legitimately old. First one could easily be 19th century. The second blade is possibly older.
That's also a very strange hilt on the second blade. I don't think it was originally...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 13th August 2024, 07:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 31,496
Posted By David
I am moving this over to the Miscellaneous Forum...

I am moving this over to the Miscellaneous Forum because i am not convinced either of these were intended to be hilts for weapons. But i am fairly sure that if they were, they are not keris hilts....
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th August 2024, 06:24 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 171,211
Posted By David
We try not to discuss prices on the forum...

We try not to discuss prices on the forum whenever possible. ;)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th August 2024, 06:16 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 171,211
Posted By David
Detlef, it's a bit too dirty to tell in the...

Detlef, it's a bit too dirty to tell in the photos, but, do you think the sheath material her is ivory?
Its seems like a nice keris that needs a little bit of TLC.
I have one with a similar...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th August 2024, 06:05 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 171,211
Posted By David
The only thing that is similar in this keris you...

The only thing that is similar in this keris you saw in China is the hilt. The rest of this keris (blade and sheath) is Javanese and this is a mismatched ensemble, possibly thrown together by an...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th August 2024, 06:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 31,011
Posted By David
Yes, it did indeed need to be replaced, but the...

Yes, it did indeed need to be replaced, but the ring you replaced it with seems more like a Balinese uwer than a Javanese mendhak, so i would agree with Milandro that it i not appropriate for this...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2024, 08:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 70,412
Posted By David
Could have been ivory or MOP. At this point we...

Could have been ivory or MOP. At this point we will never know for sure, so if you choose to fill it with some material i would say it is dealer's choice. ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th August 2024, 04:15 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 150,681
Posted By David
Sorry Ian, i had missed your question. Here are a...

Sorry Ian, i had missed your question. Here are a couple of examples. I can add more when i find them.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th August 2024, 03:53 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 23,771
Posted By David
Michel, keris production really halted during...

Michel, keris production really halted during WWII and didn't start up again until the the mid-1970s. I would say that your keris was made in Madura, probably not until sometime in the 1980s or 90s.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th July 2024, 08:51 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 150,681
Posted By David
Ian, I agree with you that this is a Moro blade,...

Ian, I agree with you that this is a Moro blade, but aside from the somewhat unusual ferrule i don't really see anything in particular that would place this hilt in Malay culture. Also, most Malay...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th July 2024, 04:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 37,385
Posted By David
I believe you are probably right about that. I...

I believe you are probably right about that. I hadn't noticed the wings at first.
Geoffry, the lion (singa) in Bali has Hindu-Buddhist origins. In Hinduism, the lion is an avatar of Vishnu. The...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th July 2024, 02:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 71,491
Posted By David
Ian, as Alan has stated, i am not familiar with...

Ian, as Alan has stated, i am not familiar with the "arrowhead" feature in Javanese or Balinese keris. But the feature might be a development based upon the gula milir, grooves that run up along...
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