Bali Keris for Comment.

Paul B. · 25th November 2017, 07:54 AM

Apart from the discussed name CENANGAN I have come across other (local) names as JAMPAKA - CAMPAKA - TJANGING - CANGIN - CANKRING - CECANGINAN - KAKI KUDA.
The last one is personally best known for this kind of handle.
But let's enjoy the beauty of it being inspired by nature: a thorny plant branch and a (lotus) flower on top.
The polychromic examples seems to be the oldest types.
Here are some others (the B/W are best known). Materials used can vary a lot.
The one with the whitish flower (seen from above) is from my one collection, others from the internet.
Leif: the little divots in the bumps could have had a filling as the square in the reproduced pic indicates.

25th November 2017, 07:54 AM	#7
Paul B. Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 205	Bali Keris for Comment. Apart from the discussed name CENANGAN I have come across other (local) names as JAMPAKA - CAMPAKA - TJANGING - CANGIN - CANKRING - CECANGINAN - KAKI KUDA. The last one is personally best known for this kind of handle. But let's enjoy the beauty of it being inspired by nature: a thorny plant branch and a (lotus) flower on top. The polychromic examples seems to be the oldest types. Here are some others (the B/W are best known). Materials used can vary a lot. The one with the whitish flower (seen from above) is from my one collection, others from the internet. Leif: the little divots in the bumps could have had a filling as the square in the reproduced pic indicates. Attached Images