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Old 7th October 2012, 03:50 PM   #13
David
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Originally Posted by Henk
But most Dutch will call a Keris Bugis or Keris Palembang just a keris from Sumatra. If you can classify a keris in keris Java, Madura, Bali or Sumatra it is often said, he has knowledge about these things.
Well Henk, in my country most people would refer to any keris as "That weird knife thingy".
From your original statement you gave me the idea that knowledgable collectors in the Netherlands don't make the distinction. That was my only reason for questioning you...
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