Wedung from Java

A. G. Maisey · 23rd December 2016, 12:38 AM

My impression was wrong, that's about a normal size. Very old ones can be quite a lot bigger, but women's ones are much smaller than yours.

danny1976 · 23rd December 2016, 06:55 PM

Hello Alan ,

I think that it was because my great photo's

asomotif · 23rd December 2016, 08:20 PM

Hi Danny,

Maybe you can take a nice picture with a pedang and keris ?
This will give a better idea of the measurements.

A. G. Maisey · 29th December 2016, 09:58 PM

I was looking for something in my notebooks, and I came across these notes that I had forgotten:-

In the Karaton Surakarta a wedung must be worn instead of a keris in the following instances:-

1) by a lurah if he is the head of an office or in command of men
2) by a mantri if he is an administrator
3) by a penewu, who is the commander of 1000 men
4) by a bupati anom ( deputy bupati) if acting in the position of bupati, but not otherwise
5) by a bupati if he is an administrator
6) by a pangeran if he is an administrative head

Ranks up to bupati anom may only wear a plain black wedung, ranks of bupati and pangeran may wear a pamor wedung.

I think this clarifies exactly how a wedung fits into the hierarchy of dress, at least in the Karaton Surakarta.

danny1976 · 31st December 2016, 11:52 AM

Great info Alan .

23rd December 2016, 12:38 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	My impression was wrong, that's about a normal size. Very old ones can be quite a lot bigger, but women's ones are much smaller than yours.

23rd December 2016, 06:55 PM	#2
danny1976 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Holland Posts: 245	Hello Alan , I think that it was because my great photo's

23rd December 2016, 08:20 PM	#3
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,235	Hi Danny, Maybe you can take a nice picture with a pedang and keris ? This will give a better idea of the measurements.

29th December 2016, 09:58 PM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	I was looking for something in my notebooks, and I came across these notes that I had forgotten:- In the Karaton Surakarta a wedung must be worn instead of a keris in the following instances:- 1) by a lurah if he is the head of an office or in command of men 2) by a mantri if he is an administrator 3) by a penewu, who is the commander of 1000 men 4) by a bupati anom ( deputy bupati) if acting in the position of bupati, but not otherwise 5) by a bupati if he is an administrator 6) by a pangeran if he is an administrative head Ranks up to bupati anom may only wear a plain black wedung, ranks of bupati and pangeran may wear a pamor wedung. I think this clarifies exactly how a wedung fits into the hierarchy of dress, at least in the Karaton Surakarta.

31st December 2016, 11:52 AM	#5
danny1976 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Holland Posts: 245	Great info Alan .