Unusual and atypical Javanese keris wrongko/warangka

[alexish]

I hereby enclose two pictures of unusual or atypical Javanese keris wrongko.

One is new, and the other old.

Does anyone know anything about these wrongko forms?

[David]

Alexish, both of these photos are way too small to tell much of anything, but from what i can see neither look to be traditional Javanese sheaths.

[alexish]

I apologize for quality of images, and am unable to get better quality versions.

The old example is from a scan from a book that was downloaded form the internet a very long time ago.

Similarly, the new example is from a listing on ebay more than 10 years ago.

I hereby enclose the scan form the book.

[alexish]

I hereby attach more pictures of unusual or atypical Javanese wrongko/warangka for comments.

By the way, what should be the correct spelling of wrongko/warangka? Which of these two spellings is closer to the original Javanese pronounciation?

[David]

I spell it wrongko. Your mileage may vary.
Yes, there have always been occasional atypical sheath patterns, though some of what you show here is not unique, only rarer forms.

[alexish]

I hereby attach some more images of atypical Javanese wrongkos. Are all these Cirebon-style?

[David]

No Alexish, these are not "atypical" at all. They are typical of a certain area of Jawa at a certain time.

[Jean]

Originally Posted by alexish

I hereby attach some more images of atypical Javanese wrongkos. Are all these Cirebon-style?

From top to bottom, and left to right:
1. (Corrected) A probably recent version of tumanggal wrongko from Cirebon
2. Peculiar style from East Java or North Java
3. Tegal style
4 to 6: Capil (?) style from East Java/ Madura
7. Tegal style
8. Cirebon style

Regards