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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2005, 06:01 AM
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Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Hi Mick, On your pictures, was a measurement on...

Hi Mick,
On your pictures, was a measurement on inches or centimeters ? I believe it was in inches (black tick with "1F" would mark 1 foot = 12 inches). Please remind me if i'm wrong.

My old eyes...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th September 2005, 07:00 AM
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Views: 54,101
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
To thank you very much, Mick, and all forumities,...

To thank you very much, Mick, and all forumities, for the compliment. I personally felt that this compliment should not be addressed to me, but to my elderly "gurus" and fellow keris' devotees. I'm...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th September 2005, 08:32 AM
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Views: 54,101
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Congratulations, Mick. You have a really fine...

Congratulations, Mick. You have a really fine Bali keris. It certainly portrayed Balinese smith's mastery. About the etching, well, it is properly etch. But, judging from a very limited pictures,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th September 2005, 10:26 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 56,613
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
I believe the Empu Gandring and Ken Arok legend...

I believe the Empu Gandring and Ken Arok legend was picked from "Serat Pararaton" (= Para Ratu, Cronicle of the Kings), which was written nearly 400 years after the actual incident happened ( Ken...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th September 2005, 10:11 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 56,613
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Perdikan = A free-tax land which was given by the...

Perdikan = A free-tax land which was given by the king to his vassal/servant, not necessarilly of noble origin, mostly caused by a remarkable service that had been done by the servant. The leader of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2005, 09:51 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 88,771
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Dear Mr. Alam shah, I'm afraid I can not show...

Dear Mr. Alam shah,
I'm afraid I can not show you the pictures. Sorry. I've only seen 3-4 kerises with, I consider as having, "mahanani" qualities. None of them is mine :D I'm also afraid that the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2005, 07:46 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 56,613
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
That's what would be happened if we treated the...

That's what would be happened if we treated the keris as amulet / talismanic devices. The Javanese elders had warn us, the Javaneses, by this saying :"Janjine dudu jimat-kemat, ananging agunging...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st August 2005, 10:29 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 88,771
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
To assess/judge quality of something, we must...

To assess/judge quality of something, we must understand how those things were made, the material and process used, and what the really purpose of those things. This also apply to keris. Contrary to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th August 2005, 08:42 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 88,771
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
I apologize to all forumities, since I've been...

I apologize to all forumities, since I've been away for a while and hence, not answered the questions which was addressed to me.

Mr. Purwacarita, as I discussed before with Mr. Marto Suwignyo,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th August 2005, 06:05 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 33,456
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Well, that's a good Bali-style blade, Mans ! I'm...

Well, that's a good Bali-style blade, Mans ! I'm inexperience in Bali blades, but if only The Maduras work on watermelon-skin pamor and polish the blade (sangling) like most Balinesse do, most of all...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th August 2005, 07:34 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 33,456
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Hei Lew, I agree with Nechesh and Rick opinions....

Hei Lew, I agree with Nechesh and Rick opinions. Your blade came from Madura, and a fairly nice piece too.
The Madura makers have fairly advanced today. Some of them have became specialists, only...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th August 2005, 06:47 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 10,021
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Salam.. Well, TikiD, you are asking a tought...

Salam..

Well, TikiD, you are asking a tought matter. Here in Java, keris experts propose several theories to explain the keris "magical" qualities. I quote some of those theories :

1. These...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd August 2005, 12:58 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 88,771
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Yes, Pak Marto, it seems we both reading the same...

Yes, Pak Marto, it seems we both reading the same pages.

I agree with you, in the end, pusaka is a very subjective matters. There is no "right" or "wrong" answer. And "pusaka" term may applied to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2005, 09:38 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 88,771
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Arrow The works of Supowingangun and more

The first keris is the work of Supowinangun, the father of Empu Djeno Harumbrojo, the last living empu today. The keris was commisioned by KRT Puspodiningrat, The son of Prince Puspodiningrat, around...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2005, 08:58 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 88,771
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Pak Marto, I absolutely agree with you. The...

Pak Marto, I absolutely agree with you. The meaning of "pusaka", as I mentioned before, should not and cannot be extended to a wider cultural or social context. This is not, as Pak Marto said, a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th July 2005, 09:17 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 88,771
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
I agree with you, Marto, that "pusaka" in...

I agree with you, Marto, that "pusaka" in correct, normal, daily usage, might means heirlooms or inheritance. But I speaking about a very specific "pusaka" term, which is, I observe, used amongs...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th July 2005, 09:55 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 88,771
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Now we came to discuss a subject some traditional...

Now we came to discuss a subject some traditional keris expert reluctant to discuss. It's the isoteric subject, or the "X" factor.

What makes a keris "pusaka" while others are not ? Nechesh had...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th July 2005, 08:36 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 88,771
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Gusen (java)word come from "gusi"...

Gusen (java)word come from "gusi" (indonesian/java/malay?), which means the teeth's gum. Gusen might means "looks like the teeth's gum". In the keris terminology, it means the beveled edges. the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2005, 07:13 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 104,631
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Dear Wolviex, Making a keris handle might be...

Dear Wolviex,
Making a keris handle might be easy, and might be hard, just like the painting :) Every children might be able to draw something on paper, but only master painter who could make a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2005, 08:26 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 104,631
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
BluErf, First of all, I must admit I don't know...

BluErf,
First of all, I must admit I don't know about "shiva keris" you are talking about. I only understand the keris. No "shiva keris" term here in Java, and I study under traditional keris...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2005, 06:46 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 104,631
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
BluErf, I do apologize for misunderstanding. ron...

BluErf, I do apologize for misunderstanding. ron dha nunut is quite unusual on old blade in Java, except the very old one, usually have no pamor at all with greenish iron, which would be a very rare...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th June 2005, 02:21 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 104,631
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Judging keris from it's picture is always very...

Judging keris from it's picture is always very tricky for me, but that's the only way we could do here :( It looks like javanese keris for me, the "nem-neman" perhaps. Nem-neman term attributed to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2005, 09:21 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 28,667
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Arrow Some experience about Tangguh / keris' origin

Hi everyone,

IMHO, Tangguh (determining/judging the keris' origin/age) is the hardest exoteric knowledges in keris world. In Java, tangguh usually attributed to a kingdom, in some cases, to a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2005, 08:51 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,961
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Nice blade. If you wish to look the pamor more...

Nice blade. If you wish to look the pamor more clearly, you should etch/blacken it
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2005, 07:56 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 21,123
Posted By Boedhi Adhitya
Arrow Salam to everyone.. Dear Vinny, It's...

Salam to everyone..

Dear Vinny,
It's correct that your keris dressed in Yogyakarta style, Gayaman for sure. The Gayaman is considered as informal sheath in Java, which is used daily. The mendhak...
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