Symbolism on Madura hilts?
I read a nice thread here on madura hilts.
I was wondering if there is more info around or knowledge from members of the forum on the symbolism of these hilts?
I have read also a bit in D. van Duuren's Kris booklet and in Greffioz book.
I'll ad here some pictures of a hilt in my collection that has almost all standard examples.
Kojuk mrenges hilt in bone or ivory with
Sides:
Military Epaulets on both sides (does this make it a landhian pulasir?)
Beneath that Kuda Panoleh on one side
Winged dragon on the other side
Masks and birds on the bottom of the hilt
On the top also a few dragons
Front:
Crown
Theather style drapings
Mask? inside this?
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