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I have always been curious about the origin of the coteng form Thailand. Coould it be inspired by the Rajamala hilt form Cirebon Java? I enclose an old example of a Rajamala hilt which strongly resembles a Coteng.
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Hi Alexish,
very good possible and I think that this was discussed here before and I think that others like Kerner has noticed this resemblance before when I remember correct. Regards, Detlef |
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I hereby enclose another example of a Cirebon/Tegal Rajamala handle.
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this isn't a Tegal Rayamala hilt, it look like Sumatran hilt with some Malay features to my eyes or a very unusual Coteng hilt. Here a hilt from my own collection. Regards, Detlef |
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Sorry to disagree, this isn't any genuine coteng hilt; I also don't see any features that suggest a Sumatran origin.
This looks like rather poor, later craftsmanship to me. I'd guess at a maker from Java/Madura... Regards, Kai |
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