First new acquisition

A. G. Maisey · 28th January 2024, 09:23 PM

Pretty much so Kai, but there are elements in this blade that would indicate possibility of a Majapahit classification, this is NOT to say that it was necessarily made during the Majapahit era, but certainly within the general locality of Majapahit, & that does include Madura.

I'd be inclined to give it as Madura Sepuh, or alternatively as old east Jawa.

Yes, the wrongko /blade pairing is a marriage, but this is extremely common with older blades, especially older blades of rather ordinary quality. The wrongko looks like it is from burl teak (jati gembol), the blewah pendok is pre WWII.

I would not repair the wrongko with epoxy resin, but would gently sculpt the damage into a regular curved gap and then make a wood inlay, I would use tinted epoxy adhesive to set that inlay in place, then renovate & repolish the entire wrongko, it will come up very nicely.

Because teak is a rather oily wood, I would probably use dowels made from toothpicks to assist with the inlay adherence.

Yes, the Donoriko is most likely elephant ivory.

Not a bad old keris, shows its age, but certainly worth a bit of effort to tidy up.

28th January 2024, 09:23 PM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,011	Pretty much so Kai, but there are elements in this blade that would indicate possibility of a Majapahit classification, this is NOT to say that it was necessarily made during the Majapahit era, but certainly within the general locality of Majapahit, & that does include Madura. I'd be inclined to give it as Madura Sepuh, or alternatively as old east Jawa. Yes, the wrongko /blade pairing is a marriage, but this is extremely common with older blades, especially older blades of rather ordinary quality. The wrongko looks like it is from burl teak (jati gembol), the blewah pendok is pre WWII. I would not repair the wrongko with epoxy resin, but would gently sculpt the damage into a regular curved gap and then make a wood inlay, I would use tinted epoxy adhesive to set that inlay in place, then renovate & repolish the entire wrongko, it will come up very nicely. Because teak is a rather oily wood, I would probably use dowels made from toothpicks to assist with the inlay adherence. Yes, the Donoriko is most likely elephant ivory. Not a bad old keris, shows its age, but certainly worth a bit of effort to tidy up.