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I have this keris blade with balinese (?) inscription and putut. Is it a dukun keris?
Every comment is welcome, sajen |
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Sajen,
I'm sorry to say that this blade *in my opinion* looks altered and a bit artificially aged from the pitting present . ![]() I could be absolutely wrong though; if I am forgive me please . ![]() |
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Hello Rick and David,
my first thought also, so absolute no problem! What let me be in doubt about this have been the very cheap price and the very crudely worked sarung with strong patination. This sheat have been so simple that I cast off it. But like I write before it have had a strong patina. And by the price I paid for nobody have had a business by this. It have been an additional purchase by some other keris. sajen |
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Rick and David are correct in that this is a very recent keris of very much less than good quality. It is not an alteration.
The writing is produced by writing on the blade with a canthing using hot wax, and then soaking the blade in a corrosive medium. When the writing has been left in relief the wax is washed off with boiling water and the blade is stained. Some of us call this type of a blade a "batik blade". |
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