Is it a Tajong?

BluErf · 25th March 2009, 01:06 AM

Ah, a monstrosity... kill it!!!

Sajen · 25th March 2009, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by BluErf

Ah, a monstrosity... kill it!!!

Hello BluErf,
hope you kidding. I really don't know about Tajong keris. I see that the selut is a very nice work and also think that the blade is old.
sajen

David · 25th March 2009, 01:39 AM

I agree that the pendokok is very interesting, but the hilt looks late 20th century and the carving looks non-traditional to me.
I couldn't tell you if the blade is at all old, but it doesn't seem to have much finesse. The ricikan looks pretty stiff and not quite right. Still, it is a bit unlike anything i have seen before in some ways. It looks something like a skilled foreigner's attempt at a keris. I don't think it would be fair to call this a proper Tajong.

Newsteel · 25th March 2009, 01:49 AM

Sorry but this is not the tajong (as we know from northern Malaysia or southern Thailand). All is not the right form, the blade is recently made not by a pandai (empu).

Sajen · 25th March 2009, 02:06 AM

Thank's for the open words from you! So I've paid a lot of money for a nicely worked selut.

Of course I've seen that the hilt isn't a fine work but have thought it's a simple form of a Tajong hilt. Badly paid apprentice's premium.
sajen

David · 25th March 2009, 04:19 AM

Don't worry Sajen, i think we all have at least one such learning lesson in all our collections somewhere.

Lew · 25th March 2009, 06:08 PM

Sajen

I was one of the low ball bidders on that piece and it is an interesting piece but as stated above the hilt was recent looking and the blade was of questionable quality. Was surprized it went for that final price.

25th March 2009, 01:06 AM	#1
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Ah, a monstrosity... kill it!!!

25th March 2009, 01:39 AM	#3
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	I agree that the pendokok is very interesting, but the hilt looks late 20th century and the carving looks non-traditional to me. I couldn't tell you if the blade is at all old, but it doesn't seem to have much finesse. The ricikan looks pretty stiff and not quite right. Still, it is a bit unlike anything i have seen before in some ways. It looks something like a skilled foreigner's attempt at a keris. I don't think it would be fair to call this a proper Tajong.

25th March 2009, 01:49 AM	#4
Newsteel Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 132	Sorry but this is not the tajong (as we know from northern Malaysia or southern Thailand). All is not the right form, the blade is recently made not by a pandai (empu).

25th March 2009, 02:06 AM	#5
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,164	Thank's for the open words from you! So I've paid a lot of money for a nicely worked selut. Of course I've seen that the hilt isn't a fine work but have thought it's a simple form of a Tajong hilt. Badly paid apprentice's premium. sajen

25th March 2009, 04:19 AM	#6
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	Don't worry Sajen, i think we all have at least one such learning lesson in all our collections somewhere.

25th March 2009, 06:08 PM	#7
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Sajen I was one of the low ball bidders on that piece and it is an interesting piece but as stated above the hilt was recent looking and the blade was of questionable quality. Was surprized it went for that final price.