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Old 4th September 2010, 10:05 PM   #4
khalifah muda
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Originally Posted by David
Is it? I have always been just a little confused on this front, but it is my understanding that when we assess a dressed keris as a whole ensemble (as opposed to simply assess just the blade) it is usually assigned it's origin according to it's dress. I'm i incorrect on this?
Yes, this is subjective. Similarly, you find a Javanese blade dressed in Palembang/Sumatran dressing. For my case, the blade was originally a bugis riau linggan, but was dressed with a typical northern malay dressing by the previous owner.
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