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asomotif · 29th June 2009, 11:37 AM

Hello Sharial,

Thanks for the explanation about the colours.
I have not seen too many minang keris', but among those I have seen this is the first with such a carved and painted ukiran.

Personally I like ukiran that are less elobarately than this one.
But than again, this appears to be an original combi.

Do you have any idea about the age of this keris ?
The seller told me that a relative brought it back in the 1920' / 30' s.
But I would also not exclude that maybe this relative visited Indonesia again after the independance. Maybe in the 60' / 70's
In those years a lot of dutch people who lived and worked in Pre WW 2 Indonesia went into retirement and spent there time and money visiting Indonesia again.
Anyway , would like to hear your opinion (and other of course) on possible age of this keris

Best regards,
Willem

29th June 2009, 11:37 AM	#20
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Hello Sharial, Thanks for the explanation about the colours. I have not seen too many minang keris', but among those I have seen this is the first with such a carved and painted ukiran. Personally I like ukiran that are less elobarately than this one. But than again, this appears to be an original combi. Do you have any idea about the age of this keris ? The seller told me that a relative brought it back in the 1920' / 30' s. But I would also not exclude that maybe this relative visited Indonesia again after the independance. Maybe in the 60' / 70's In those years a lot of dutch people who lived and worked in Pre WW 2 Indonesia went into retirement and spent there time and money visiting Indonesia again. Anyway , would like to hear your opinion (and other of course) on possible age of this keris Best regards, Willem