FIGURAL HILTS -- Bird (Demon)

[ganjawulung]

Originally Posted by BluErf

The jawa demam is not related (at least not closely) to the tajong, or the rashaksa hilts that seemed to be the ancestor of the tajong.

.... Now, how did the jawa demam come about? That's the million dollar question. The jawa demam is squatting, it has one arm folded across the chest, but it is not the same even with the latter day rashaksa. The rashaksa is both arms folded equilaterally in front of the chest. The jawa demam is one arm folded across the chest, holding on to the other shoulder, while the other arm is folded against itself. There is also the suggestion of a blanket of clothe over the shoulder that is held by the arm stretching across the chest. What is the origin of jawa demam? There seems to be no obvious answer.

The palembang hilt posted above (the garuda form with the long nose, not the lampung one) has the jawa demam arm posture and the squatting legs, but that's where the similarities end. The long nosed lampung hilt adopts the old rashaksa's posture.

Anyway, jawa demam and the tajong are not that related, at least posture-wise.

For comparison, here are pics of some variants of Jawa Demam hilts. I hope it won't waste your time in downloading the pics from this thread...

[Marcokeris]

Another cirebon hit (Bima?)

[ganjawulung]

Thanks, Marco for the beautiful pics. Here is another examples of Cirebon hilts, ganesha motif...

[Marcokeris]

Originally Posted by ganjawulung

Thanks, Marco for the beautiful pics. Here is another examples of Cirebon hilts, ganesha motif...

i love this hit