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Hi
This keris came.my way. Any thoughts on the pamor and age? The blade rings like a bell when tapped. The dress seems quite good as is the mendak. |
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I have not much to say about the blade but the front part of the atasan (top part of the warangka) seems to have been cut so it looks odd.
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Yes that part broke off and it has been cut and flattened. It is an old repair and a fairly typical way of dealing with this as I understand it.
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While i agree that i have seen breaks "repaired" in this manner before i am not sure that this would be considered to be an appropriate way of dealing with such a problem in cultural usage. I have always understood the ladrang form as "formal dress" and it seems to me that within Javanese society such dress would more typically be replaced for use at formal occasions. I do realize that the owner may not have necessarily had the funds for such a replacement, but question if they would still wear this dress as is. Does anyone know?
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The mendak on this keris is gold with a setting of stones or glass. Does this add anything to the appraisal?
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Bottom of ganja
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