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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 3522284, member: 2844"]Thanks, that would make Madurese more likely. That was something I considered, given the fairly late start of the waves, when seen from the base.</p><p>It is a 19th century 13 luk keris. That means this is a spiritual keris, which helps the owner with stability and confidence. The pamor (damascene pattern) is called Kulit Semangka, which means water melon skin. Kulit Semangka is probably the most popular pamor, it is nice and fairly easy to make for an expert keris smith. The number of times the metal was 'folded' is between 16 and 24, which isn't much for a keris.</p><p>Kulit Semangka helps the owner in social contacts and an easy way to make a living. What more can you want.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I live in the Netherlands, so no thanks.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 3522284, member: 2844"]Thanks, that would make Madurese more likely. That was something I considered, given the fairly late start of the waves, when seen from the base. It is a 19th century 13 luk keris. That means this is a spiritual keris, which helps the owner with stability and confidence. The pamor (damascene pattern) is called Kulit Semangka, which means water melon skin. Kulit Semangka is probably the most popular pamor, it is nice and fairly easy to make for an expert keris smith. The number of times the metal was 'folded' is between 16 and 24, which isn't much for a keris. Kulit Semangka helps the owner in social contacts and an easy way to make a living. What more can you want.:playful: I live in the Netherlands, so no thanks.:eek::hilarious:[/QUOTE]
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