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25th June 2012, 12:11 AM
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Gene, here is a photo of a Javanese --- or I guess Indonesian --- sapu lidhi:- a broom made from the rib of a coconut leaf.
Using your artistic eye, can you see a similarity between the coconut ribs that form the broom and the strips of pamor in the keris? |
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25th June 2012, 12:16 AM
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LOL!! I must admit that I assumed such a well executed pattern would have a 'deeper' significance that that. I do see what you mean though. 
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25th June 2012, 12:25 AM
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Brooms clean ...
 I want that . 
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25th June 2012, 12:30 AM
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25th June 2012, 01:08 AM
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25th June 2012, 01:12 AM
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25th June 2012, 02:01 AM
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Actually if you translate all those exotic strange sounding Javanese keris words they are all very, very ordinary things. Javanese art draws on the world around us for its motifs and the names thereof.
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25th June 2012, 06:11 PM
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Love this hilt btw. Simply and elegant. Would love to see the blade in proper stain... |
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