Kocet-Kocetan hilt form

[ganjawulung]

Originally Posted by Rick

What is the hilt material Ganjawulung ?
It looks like Cinnabar; is it ?

Very nice acquisition .

Dear Rick,

It is pure wooden hilts, with good (old) finishing. Looks like Cinnabar (red mercury sulfide, HgS), but really it is made of wood. Maybe a kind of "tayuman" (?) or "tri kanchu" wood.

I got other hilts too from this senior collector, pattani hilts (tajong hilts) and maybe kelantan hilts too. Later I'll post in other thread.

Regards,

GANJAWULUNG (Jakarta, June 1, 2008)