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A. G. Maisey · 19th January 2022, 06:07 PM

GIO, I agree that the hilt is recent, but it is most definitely not mass-produced.

Mass-production is a factory based process where a product is standardised and produced as many objects exactly the same in a production line.

This hilt was carved and decorated as an individual piece.

It is likely that several craftsmen were involved in its production, and this is totally normal in virtually all fields of Balinese/Javanese craft work, but this hilt most certainly did not come off any production line as a standardised product.

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19th January 2022, 06:07 PM	#13
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,013	GIO, I agree that the hilt is recent, but it is most definitely not mass-produced. Mass-production is a factory based process where a product is standardised and produced as many objects exactly the same in a production line. This hilt was carved and decorated as an individual piece. It is likely that several craftsmen were involved in its production, and this is totally normal in virtually all fields of Balinese/Javanese craft work, but this hilt most certainly did not come off any production line as a standardised product.