searching for the right dapur??

[Moshah]

Originally Posted by ganjawulung

Yes, it was in the past, before javanese people knew plastic thing. I remember, my late grand mother in Kusumayudan (traditional residence -- now a hotel, Prince Kusumayudan or Kusuma Sahid Prince Hotel in Solo) used to wear hair bun or chignon made of real turtle shell. It was used for keris ornaments too, usually for decorating the gap of "blewahan" pendhok. Practical intention, only. No certain spiritual or intangible meaning of it, IMHO...

GANJAWULUNG

Thanks for the explanation.

I ought to suspect it is somewhat serve the same function as ivory on keris, but I compelled to ask because I see turtle shell usage is less often than ivory, in keris busana.