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ganjawulung · 5th April 2009, 09:13 AM

Dear Marco,

Basically, your keris has "two dhapurs" in one blade. That is luk three "naga" dhapur, and an "urubing dilah" or "damar murub" dhapur (one more luk almost in the tip of the blade) of "Singabarong" dhapur. Overal, this blade has five luks including the urubing dilah. In daily conversation among keris people in Yogya, and I think Solo too, also in Jakarta -- we call it keris with dhapur name, "dwi warna" (correction, not "dwi dhapur"), or keris with two dhapurs in one blade.

Why did you call it "panji kuda"? (Panji literally means "flag", and kuda means "horse"...)

GANJAWULUNG

5th April 2009, 09:13 AM	#2
ganjawulung Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: J a k a r t a Posts: 991	TWO IN ONE -- Naga and Singabarong Dear Marco, Basically, your keris has "two dhapurs" in one blade. That is luk three "naga" dhapur, and an "urubing dilah" or "damar murub" dhapur (one more luk almost in the tip of the blade) of "Singabarong" dhapur. Overal, this blade has five luks including the urubing dilah. In daily conversation among keris people in Yogya, and I think Solo too, also in Jakarta -- we call it keris with dhapur name, "dwi warna" (correction, not "dwi dhapur"), or keris with two dhapurs in one blade. Why did you call it "panji kuda"? (Panji literally means "flag", and kuda means "horse"...) GANJAWULUNG Last edited by ganjawulung; 6th April 2009 at 01:10 AM. Reason: Mispellings