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nechesh · 7th December 2004, 11:49 AM

Yes Zel, nice solid pieces to be sure. I meant no real slight with my remark "nothing spectacular" which was a reference to the dress, but as Indonesian keris go, and especially Balinese keris, the dress here are really "nothing spectacular". See these examples on Pauls web site: http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~dspf/fren.html
Balinese keris can get pretty lavish.
But as Kai Wee points out, we are both blade men. Obviously this is the most important part of any keris. But in Indonesia you will also find a bit more care applied to dress than in the Moro kris based, i think, on the level of cultural statis applied.

7th December 2004, 11:49 AM	#9
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Yes Zel, nice solid pieces to be sure. I meant no real slight with my remark "nothing spectacular" which was a reference to the dress, but as Indonesian keris go, and especially Balinese keris, the dress here are really "nothing spectacular". See these examples on Pauls web site: http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~dspf/fren.html Balinese keris can get pretty lavish. But as Kai Wee points out, we are both blade men. Obviously this is the most important part of any keris. But in Indonesia you will also find a bit more care applied to dress than in the Moro kris based, i think, on the level of cultural statis applied.