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Alam Shah · 23rd August 2005, 01:40 PM

I don't think the blade is a Malay piece. For the ganja, it is long and thin, typical of a Javanese blade. Kinatah is rarely practiced on Malay pieces, another reason why I think it's Javanese. Apart from that, the dressing: sarung, pendokok and hulu are Peninsular form. Just my 2 cents opinion.

23rd August 2005, 01:40 PM	#4
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	I don't think the blade is a Malay piece. For the ganja, it is long and thin, typical of a Javanese blade. Kinatah is rarely practiced on Malay pieces, another reason why I think it's Javanese. Apart from that, the dressing: sarung, pendokok and hulu are Peninsular form. Just my 2 cents opinion. Last edited by Alam Shah; 23rd August 2005 at 02:06 PM.