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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 256511, member: 2844&quot;]Yes, there are certainly more unscrupulous traders in NW Coast art than in keris. With keris it is usually plain ignorance, or the weird &#039;folklore&#039;.</p><p>For instance, men often tell me it is bad luck if a woman handles a keris. (Only if the woman has to defend herself against ignorant men). </p><p>Or women should stick to making batik.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie17" alt=":bag:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> One of the most famous keris smiths was Ni Sombro, a woman. My general comment to keris misogynists:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]79678[/ATTACH]</p><p>Or a keris can only be traded for another item, if money is involved in a transaction it will turn against you. Nonsense, the money you pay is referred to as a dowry, that&#039;s all.</p><p>Then there are all those people who think keris are used for black magic.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /> The list goes on....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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