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Originally Posted by Naga Sasra
Also both Banjarmasin, Kalimanten and pieces from Brunai can indeed be classified from Borneo, although the blades may have been from other places.
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Thanks Eric, good point and certainly there is a particular style to dress from Banjarmasin. I am not aware of the origins of the blades in such dress though.
I do remember this old thread on the painted dress. Yours is certainly a nice older example and you rarely see them made with such integrity. I don't think we ever actually came to any conclusion on the ethnographic validity of such dress. I would love to see some old photographs showing these keris worn by indigenous people from the area.
