David, I haven't seen anything like this from Madura, nor as recent production from anywhere. Usually when you see something different that has come from Madura, you don't see one, you see a number. Semar has just obtained this in Jogja, and it could be that its a new creation, in which case, it is likely that I will see similar next time I go.
However, if it is not Madura work, it has come from somewhere outside Jawa, I have no doubt of that at all.
The greneng is something that simply does not exist in the Javanese lexicon.The other blade features have a very stiff look to them, they do not flow as is usual in Javanese work. It is difficult to comment on the material, because of the variations that can occur in the photographic process, however, if the photos are an accurate representation of colour and texture, this material certainly has the appearance of some of the material that comes out of Madura.
If we say a blade is Javanese, we then need to be able to classify it in broad terms, according to tangguh. If we do this we need to be able to support that classification.
It is absolutely impossible to attribute any Javanese tanguuh, of which I have knowledge, to this keris.
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