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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st December 2005, 07:19 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 45,043
Posted By simatua
Hello Ki Jayamalelo, I placed this keris...

Hello Ki Jayamalelo,

I placed this keris before on the forum. I got just a little response.
Your Critism is a eye opener ( although to me )
Is it possible to give a comment on this one?
Of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2005, 07:56 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 41,329
Posted By simatua
..coming up

pics are coming up this weekend.
I need good daylight for the photo's, artificial light does not show the blade very good, and a flash reflects 2much.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th December 2005, 07:48 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 41,329
Posted By simatua
website cataloque on kampungnet

Thanks for the invitation BlueErf ! (to join the kampungnet and place photo's from my collection.)
I managed myself into the site from kampungnet.
Got last weeknd a digital camara from my wife. I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2005, 10:48 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 41,329
Posted By simatua
wow!

here are some good kerises online!

Saw the site before, but then my computer was to slow.
really....really nice !! keep it up !

Saw one of your kerises mentioned as lawe saukel (lawe satukel)...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th December 2005, 12:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,381
Posted By simatua
congrats

Although may is a little while ago.....congratulations with your wedding and this very nice catch. I think you are one of the lucky guys( like me) having a partner very supporting in our hobby....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th November 2005, 08:07 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,251
Posted By simatua
Looks like a good old blade to me, although i am...

Looks like a good old blade to me, although i am not a big fan of the dress;
Although very nice made and carved, which i be never able to make myself.
I would prefer to see a more simple dress (...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th November 2005, 11:29 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 31,047
Posted By simatua
back to basic

In my opinion the keris has developed itself from a waepon into a more religeus and status symbol.

from this perspective You can say that the for the more older kerises the main goal is -like all...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th November 2005, 07:02 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 31,876
Posted By simatua
another webside

Dear kerislovers,

The webside first mentioned contains photo's and decription from the database
from the "rijksmuseum Volkenkunde"

The database contains over 900 photo's from kerises( with or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th November 2005, 03:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,067
Posted By simatua
Hello Carlos, I think a decent piece for a...

Hello Carlos,

I think a decent piece for a nice price. I cannot see at the pictures if the keris exactly fits in the wranka, nevertheless it looks old and autentic.

On the webside:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th November 2005, 11:17 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,432
Posted By simatua
TQ

Thanks for your information Kiai, i appriciated it, and looking at the treads you posted, really can see you know your stuff. For myself i am not a expert just a passionate collector.

Export...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th November 2005, 08:01 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,432
Posted By simatua
Padjang keris

Thanks for the comment. I am a realistic man, and i know what you mean.
A fancy pendok and a wranka does not make a nice keris. Even I did not bought it on the market; it came from the inheritance...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd November 2005, 07:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,432
Posted By simatua
highly dressed keris

On my last trip to Indonesia i was lucky to find an old keris, very high dressed.
Lucky to take it home, because export of indonesian antiques is not aloud and they are very strict, and lots of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd September 2005, 01:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 18,914
Posted By simatua
Here some more pictures. For a Balinese infact it...

Here some more pictures. For a Balinese infact it is a very short blade
about 44 cm.
For myself i think the sheath is made from some kind of root/ wortel?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2005, 08:14 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 6,237
Posted By simatua
Java Keris Ililing warih

Old Java keris
Period : ?
dapur : tilam Upih
pamor : ililing warih
sheath / ukiran / mendak : surakarta/ Solo
pendok silver: ??? (east java??)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2005, 07:56 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 18,914
Posted By simatua
thanks

thanks for the opinion,

Especially about the date, I also had the same thinking about the 19th century.

I know about the cleaning / marangi and sometimes i do it myself.
Sometimes i think its...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th September 2005, 12:09 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 18,914
Posted By simatua
keris bali

Fist of all i want to thank everybody on the forum who welcomed me as a new member.

here some pictures of a bali keris, from my own collection.
...see, learn and give opinion if you like.

btw...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th September 2005, 07:04 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,339
Posted By simatua
introducing myself as a new member

...Dear members,

Let me introduce myself as a new member on this forum.
I am Martin van Berkel, Live in the Netherlands with my wife who comes from
Indonesia.
The last 10 years i am a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th September 2005, 05:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,041
Posted By simatua
thanx

Thanks for the information.
I had seen the pictures you send before. The dapor is indeed very similar.
Martin.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th September 2005, 12:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,041
Posted By simatua
information keris blade

About two monyhs ago i bought this (very rusty) keris blade.
I did not get any fittings with it.
I am still busy claening it, to get the pamor out. The dapur is in my opinion
karno tinanding,...
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