![]() |
![]() |
#1 |
Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 272
|
![]()
keris Djogya
dapur kabo teki pamor tambal loek 7 pendok silver ho can tel me te meaning on the back of the pendok regards semar |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#2 |
Keris forum moderator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Nova Scotia
Posts: 7,091
|
![]()
I'm not sure why no one has commented as of yet on your post. I am rather fond of this dhapur and like your example. As for the meaning of the numbers on the back of the pendok, i suspect this is more likely talismanic (numerology) rather than a date and as such is probably not decipherable by anyone other than the original owner or creator.
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#3 |
Keris forum moderator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Nova Scotia
Posts: 7,091
|
![]()
If this were a Surakarta keris i would image the "P" might represent one of the Pakubuwonos, but since it is obviously Yogyakarta dress i have no idea.
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#4 |
Member
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 6,826
|
![]()
I do not recognise this crest, it is not Pakualamanan, Kraton Jogjakarta, nor is it Mangkunegaraan or Kraton Surakarta.
In fact, it looks like a trade mark, but the numbers puzzle me, I have no idea what they represent. Sometimes you'll see something like this with numbers that can be aligned to a date and represent a birthday or anniversary, or some other important event; at other times you will see a "magic square" with numbers having a talismanic intent, but I cannot see either of these things in this number arrangement. I don't know what it is. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#5 |
Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Posts: 12
|
![]()
This is my first post here so please be gentle. I found the crest stamped similar to a woodcarving I have from Madura. The heraldic nature of it reminiscent of the V.O.C influence there. I'm not in any way proposing that the Keris itself is Madurese, only that the stamped crest may be.
Last edited by Machetero; 17th November 2014 at 09:40 AM. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#6 |
Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Posts: 12
|
![]()
Well, it looked similar to me anyway. I suppose I am missing something.
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#7 | |
Keris forum moderator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Nova Scotia
Posts: 7,091
|
![]() Quote:
![]() Welcome to the forums btw. Are keris your area of interest? |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#8 |
Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Posts: 12
|
![]()
Thank you David. I think the woodcarving is probably just a headpiece from a piece of semi-cheap furniture, but I really lile the mix of European and Asian which so many ornaments from Madura display. I picked it up in some curio shop in Sarawak and I really enboy it. When I saw the crest on the Pendok I felt wanted to share this with you all.
To answer your other question, yes, I am interested in and have a modest collection of Keris. But my main focus these days are the arms of Atjeh, including, but not exlusively Keris. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|