[Sajen]

Hello Rick,

this I've thought also long time until this Bugis dealer ask me about this. He have had to this time five handle from this form in his shop and two from this handles have had this dent. I byself have seven handles and three have this dent. I have handled maybe around 100 Bugis handles made from ivory and found this dent by around one third of this handles but never have seen it by for example Jawa Deman handles from ivory. I ask also a collector from Germany who have a big collection of handles and he found it also by some of his handles. Only at Bugis handles I've seen this. This have taken me aback a little bit. But it's true what you write, this dent is every time placed like this that it is covered by the Pendokok.

sajen