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Old 30th November 2015, 06:34 PM   #24
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in my case, my grandfather had one fine keris (anak alang) pusaka with white "kekmo" jawa demam hilt.When he passed away many years ago, it was lying around the house with nobody interested in it , so I simply took it.
and now it is with me ever since and it started my interest to collect keris because of it. And oh, I'm the eldest in the family so I guess I have the first right to choose.
I believe Green has pointed to a sad truth that currently exists within the culture, that fewer and fewer of the next generation are truly interested in keris as a cultural icon and traditional pusaka. I am happy to hear that this keris of your grandfather was able to ignite your own interest Green.
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