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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 612902, member: 2844&quot;]It is a lovely blade. Antique, older than the dress, which is more of the souvenir type. The jewels are glass set in brass.</p><p>It has 11 curves, which is said to promote confidence and leadership qualities.</p><p><br /></p><p>Balinese keris are not my forte, but the pamor pattern looks like a Balinese version of Kulit Semangka, &#039;water melon skin&#039;. It is a very popular pamor, and one of the easier ones to make, with 16-24 layers.</p><p>Kulit Semangka can be used by anyone (some pamors are reserved for specific professions), and is worn to promote easy social interaction and a way of making a living without too many difficulties.</p><p><br /></p><p>Forging a good keris used to take time, even if it &#039;only&#039; had 16 layers. Working on a good keris was only done on specific auspicious days, after long meditation.</p><p>Very few keris makers still work like that, which is why they are never considered master keris makers. They are not held in the same regard as the mystics called Empu Keris.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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