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[JustYS]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

We do not see pudak setegal in old keris, but we need to be aware that from the Javanese perspective "old keris" means keris prior to the second era of Mataram, ie, more or less prior to 1600.Mataram and younger are "new keris".

Thank you Alan for refreshing my memory on what is Old and New from the Javanese perspective.

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Pudak setegal is actually the name of a type of dancer's ear ornament, not an ear ring or stud, but an ornament. Pudhak is the pandanus flower, but the word "setegal" or "sategal" makes no sense to me in this context, so we need to regard the two words together as a name. The dancer's ear ornament is the source of the name for the blade ornamentation.

Pudhak Sategal literally means a field full of Pandanus flower, I agree it does not make any sense in Keris context.

Do you have any image depicting this type of dancer's ear ornament that become the source of Pudhak Sategal in Keris?

Also according to Dhapur 1920 book there are 2 types of pudhak sategal:

1. Landep (sharp/open)
2. Bungkem (dull/closed)

Do you know the symbolic meaning of these 2 types of pudhak sategal?

Thank you