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22nd May 2007, 01:28 PM
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Your pusakas, both are old. Noting the style, (although not knowing the iron or the blade), your "urubing dilah" or "urubing damar" (the flame?) supposed to be Majapahit's style -- thinner than Mataram style. The keris' sheath, certainly is a type or an "iras" (one piece of wood). I suppose, tayuman wood (a kind of bush wood, I will search the name in Latin, later). The ukiran or handle (hilt -- according to David) is maybe "yudowinatan style" (Mas Boedi may correct me if I'm wrong), from "kemuning werut" wood (I will search the Latin word later). Your tombak, (I suppose) also from Majapahit era. (probable the dhapur is "sigar jantung" or "a piece of heart" -- not correct English word maybe). The tombak sheath is maybe from cendana wood or sandal-wood. The "methuk" of tombak (I don't know the English word), ornamented with "kinatah sultan agungan" (special ornament from Sultan Agung era, 16th century). From the form of your pusakas, I guess they were (your family's) heritage.. Please, forgive me Raden, if I'm wrong... |
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23rd May 2007, 04:58 AM
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Sepang Luk by Sukamdi
Raden and All,
This is the "sepang luk" that was made by Sukamdi. Really, the material is a very very broken "sedayu" keris blade, reforged, and than reshaped like this. Formally a straight keris, very badly broken. Sukamdi also made the ganja, (ganjawulung type) with a ganja wilut (double curved). The ganja was made from other black iron. Such ganja called by common Javanese as "ganja susulan", or ganja which is made in the later time.. The hilt, is a gading hilt, Yogyakartanese and also the sheath. The scabbard (pendhok) is silver, and was made and crafted in Kota Gede, Yogyakarta. But the hilt was specially made by one of the best Yogyakartanese hilt carver for this time being, by Kamijo or more known as Gatot.. |
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23rd May 2007, 10:58 AM
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Ganja, a very nice keris.
a question: has the gading hilt also the hole (tusk nerve) on the top of the hilt? |
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24th May 2007, 05:46 AM
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Hilts by Kamijo
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Here are the Yogyakartanese "gading" (ivory) hilts made by Kamijo or Gatot, and also two Solonese wooden hilts (with old "selut" style "banyumasan") made by him too. Now, Kamijo or Gatot is one of the best hilt carver in Yogyakarta. Ganjawulung |
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24th May 2007, 07:11 AM
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 ... unfortunately, I do not own a keris worthy of such fittings. 
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25th May 2007, 01:17 AM
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Having such ivory hilt is a beauty. A compliment to a collection. Would love to have it one day...
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25th May 2007, 05:10 AM
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I hope so, dear
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