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Originally Posted by rasjid
just want to clarify here:
1. Tourist object: cheap n low grade material n simple carving if there is carving.
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In my perception a "tourist keris" is not necessarilly low grade material and workmanship but something made as much eye-catching as possible, without any respect to the centuries old tradition of keris-making, and addressed to an undiscerning buyer who buys solely based on exterior aspect/artistic appeal.