Help identify Klewang

A. G. Maisey · 14th May 2017, 09:20 AM

Things move around Dominique. Indonesia now is not like it was 200 years ago, there has been easy movement between all places for a long time. I reckon just about anything that was acquired on the ground in Indonesia during the last, say, 150 years could have originated anywhere.

I don't favour either Bali or Jawa for this mardhik, the workmanship looks Javanese --- well to me it does --- but I've only ever seen this type of thing in Bali. Toss a coin.

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14th May 2017, 09:20 AM	#25
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Things move around Dominique. Indonesia now is not like it was 200 years ago, there has been easy movement between all places for a long time. I reckon just about anything that was acquired on the ground in Indonesia during the last, say, 150 years could have originated anywhere. I don't favour either Bali or Jawa for this mardhik, the workmanship looks Javanese --- well to me it does --- but I've only ever seen this type of thing in Bali. Toss a coin.