Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A Balinese (?)keris for identification please

A. G. Maisey · 24th May 2022, 10:44 PM

Sid, may I ask where you got the dhapur name "marap" from?

I know of a Balinese dhapur "marak", but I do not know "marap".

The blade pre-dates 1900, but it is very difficult to date Balinese blades with any degree of certainty.

24th May 2022, 10:44 PM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,964	Sid, may I ask where you got the dhapur name "marap" from? I know of a Balinese dhapur "marak", but I do not know "marap". The blade pre-dates 1900, but it is very difficult to date Balinese blades with any degree of certainty.