Just to say hello

BSMStar · 23rd June 2006, 06:33 PM

Greetings Wayan!

We get a number of Keris from Bali and Lombok here on the forum... looking forward to your comments.

Really like your Avatar... Bayu, isn't it?

Henk · 23rd June 2006, 09:44 PM

Wayan,

Welcome to the forum. We are ancious to learn from you and hope to see a lot of wonderful pictures

ariel · 23rd June 2006, 10:32 PM

Wayan,
I am not a kris person, but would like to welcome you here. Hope to learn a lot from you.

Lei Shen Dao · 24th June 2006, 12:52 AM

Welcome
I am anticipating for your keris pictures and knowledge

Wayan · 24th June 2006, 02:48 AM

Many thanks for the kind welcome wagon! Yes, our avatar is a gold hilt from Klungkung of the God of the wind, Batara Bayu. Batara Bayu is among the most popular of Balinese figural hilts.

I will post some kris from our collection as soon as I can find the time. Again, many thanks. This is a very impressive and active forum. Whoever put this forum together deserves lots of selamats!

drdavid · 24th June 2006, 10:09 AM

Hi Wayan
just another welcome to the forum, I am in the process of reading some essays on Balinese culture and there is much to admire there. I look forward to your photos
DrD

micas · 24th June 2006, 07:13 PM

Hello Wayan: I was in Ubud last weekend and managed to see the Pura Desa festival on the 18th.

Unfortunately, I did not see any really good Balinese kris when I was there other than the tourist kris they were selling in that store next to Lotus Cafe.

Is it true that Bali kris nowadays are made in Klungkung but primarily for the tourist market? Not many people in Ubud were able to tell me much about the kris.

24th June 2006, 10:09 AM	#6
drdavid Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 372	Another welcome Hi Wayan just another welcome to the forum, I am in the process of reading some essays on Balinese culture and there is much to admire there. I look forward to your photos DrD

23rd June 2006, 06:33 PM	#1
BSMStar Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO USA Posts: 312	Greetings Wayan! We get a number of Keris from Bali and Lombok here on the forum... looking forward to your comments. Really like your Avatar... Bayu, isn't it?

23rd June 2006, 09:44 PM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Wayan, Welcome to the forum. We are ancious to learn from you and hope to see a lot of wonderful pictures

23rd June 2006, 10:32 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Wayan, I am not a kris person, but would like to welcome you here. Hope to learn a lot from you.

24th June 2006, 12:52 AM	#4
Lei Shen Dao Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 43	Welcome I am anticipating for your keris pictures and knowledge

24th June 2006, 02:48 AM	#5
Wayan Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ubud, Bali, Indonesia Posts: 16	Many thanks for the kind welcome wagon! Yes, our avatar is a gold hilt from Klungkung of the God of the wind, Batara Bayu. Batara Bayu is among the most popular of Balinese figural hilts. I will post some kris from our collection as soon as I can find the time. Again, many thanks. This is a very impressive and active forum. Whoever put this forum together deserves lots of selamats!

24th June 2006, 07:13 PM	#7
micas Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 30	Hello Wayan: I was in Ubud last weekend and managed to see the Pura Desa festival on the 18th. Unfortunately, I did not see any really good Balinese kris when I was there other than the tourist kris they were selling in that store next to Lotus Cafe. Is it true that Bali kris nowadays are made in Klungkung but primarily for the tourist market? Not many people in Ubud were able to tell me much about the kris.