A Coteng for comment...

BSMStar · 6th February 2005, 05:47 PM

This is another area I am a bit in the dark on. Can any one enlighten me on this Coteng? Its age or any other information?

When I got it, it was not on the correct Keris.

BSMStar · 6th February 2005, 08:06 PM

This hilt is on a Panjang Keris.

BSMStar · 9th February 2005, 07:06 PM

By the way... if anyone knows... where you insert the peksi, appears to made from horn (inside the silver).

Is this a normal material for a Coteng?

nechesh · 9th February 2005, 11:53 PM

Wayne, i know very little about this form, but as the saying goes, I may not know art, but i know what i like!".

This conteng appears to be very nicely crafted. I like the silver work. It might be possible that the silver is actually laid over a horn base. Maybe it isn't just where you inset the pesi, but the entire core of the hilt. Do you have any idea of it's age?

Battara · 10th February 2005, 01:50 AM

Personally I like the silver work on the hilt. This is an earlier form of hilt and so maybe 18c?

BSMStar · 10th February 2005, 02:04 PM

nechesh,

No, I know less about this than you do. The horn could go through the whole Coteng, but I cannot tell. It has a grayish appearance where you can see it at the entrance area for the peksi. I was hoping you good folks could tell me.

Battara,

18c, wow!

Strangely enough, it is on a 20c Panjang. I find Guruda hilts fascinating, so I bought this Keris because of the Coteng... not the Keris.

Thank you for both your knowledge and input!

6th February 2005, 05:47 PM	#1
BSMStar Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO USA Posts: 312	A Coteng for comment... This is another area I am a bit in the dark on. Can any one enlighten me on this Coteng? Its age or any other information? When I got it, it was not on the correct Keris. Attached Images

6th February 2005, 08:06 PM	#2
BSMStar Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO USA Posts: 312	By the way... This hilt is on a Panjang Keris.

9th February 2005, 07:06 PM	#3
BSMStar Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO USA Posts: 312	Horn? By the way... if anyone knows... where you insert the peksi, appears to made from horn (inside the silver). Is this a normal material for a Coteng?

10th February 2005, 02:04 PM	#6
BSMStar Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO USA Posts: 312	Age? 18c nechesh, No, I know less about this than you do. The horn could go through the whole Coteng, but I cannot tell. It has a grayish appearance where you can see it at the entrance area for the peksi. I was hoping you good folks could tell me. Battara, 18c, wow! Strangely enough, it is on a 20c Panjang. I find Guruda hilts fascinating, so I bought this Keris because of the Coteng... not the Keris. Thank you for both your knowledge and input!

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9th February 2005, 11:53 PM	#4
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Wayne, i know very little about this form, but as the saying goes, I may not know art, but i know what i like!". This conteng appears to be very nicely crafted. I like the silver work. It might be possible that the silver is actually laid over a horn base. Maybe it isn't just where you inset the pesi, but the entire core of the hilt. Do you have any idea of it's age?

10th February 2005, 01:50 AM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Personally I like the silver work on the hilt. This is an earlier form of hilt and so maybe 18c?