Wax (?) on the pendok

kino · 16th May 2024, 12:15 AM

Would such a blade be worthy to be housed in a red lacquered Pendok.

Also an image of the wrongko from the top.

Rick · 16th May 2024, 12:34 AM

Is the wrongko carved from a piece of teak burl?
It's quite lovely with the grain going in so many directions.

Worthy of the dress?
I think so.

A. G. Maisey · 16th May 2024, 05:01 AM

Rick, yes, burl teak (jati gembol)

Gustav, it is a very easy job to fit just about any pendok to just about any wrongko.

Kino, this is a very nice blade, but it is not the nature of the blade that decides what the pendok on the wrongko should look like, it is the hierarchical position of the person who will wear the keris.

Rick · 16th May 2024, 05:57 AM

Yes, and the Wilah which is the heart; may have been associated with special events in its past.
That we can only guess about .

Gustav · 16th May 2024, 06:03 AM

Alan - but not the end of such Slorok with elaborated pattern.

A. G. Maisey · 16th May 2024, 06:16 AM

Gustav, the center front panel is a slorok, it is a separate part to the body of the pendok, the open end of the pendok can be made flat, or it can be made curved, this one has been made flat.

In the pic it looks Jogja, but it is difficult to know from the pic if the overall decrease from open end to closed end is sufficient for a Jogja pendok.

However, we can fit just about any sort of pendok to just about any sort of wrongko, it is an easy thing for a m'ranggi, and even for an experienced collector it is no big deal.

Gustav · 16th May 2024, 06:32 AM

Alan, the upper end of Jogja Slorok should be more curved, as should be the end of Pendok on the backside. We can adjust the backside of such Pendok, but not the end of a Slorok with elaborated pattern and pronounced border at the Atasan without making a new border part for that adjustment there (which nevertheless wouldn' fit the overall pattern). I doubt that was the case here.

16th May 2024, 12:15 AM	#1
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,018	Would such a blade be worthy to be housed in a red lacquered Pendok. Also an image of the wrongko from the top. Attached Images

16th May 2024, 12:34 AM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	Is the wrongko carved from a piece of teak burl? It's quite lovely with the grain going in so many directions. Worthy of the dress? I think so.

16th May 2024, 05:01 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Rick, yes, burl teak (jati gembol) Gustav, it is a very easy job to fit just about any pendok to just about any wrongko. Kino, this is a very nice blade, but it is not the nature of the blade that decides what the pendok on the wrongko should look like, it is the hierarchical position of the person who will wear the keris.

16th May 2024, 05:57 AM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	Yes, and the Wilah which is the heart; may have been associated with special events in its past. That we can only guess about .

16th May 2024, 06:03 AM	#5
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,280	Alan - but not the end of such Slorok with elaborated pattern.

16th May 2024, 06:16 AM	#6
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Gustav, the center front panel is a slorok, it is a separate part to the body of the pendok, the open end of the pendok can be made flat, or it can be made curved, this one has been made flat. In the pic it looks Jogja, but it is difficult to know from the pic if the overall decrease from open end to closed end is sufficient for a Jogja pendok. However, we can fit just about any sort of pendok to just about any sort of wrongko, it is an easy thing for a m'ranggi, and even for an experienced collector it is no big deal.

16th May 2024, 06:32 AM	#7
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,280	Alan, the upper end of Jogja Slorok should be more curved, as should be the end of Pendok on the backside. We can adjust the backside of such Pendok, but not the end of a Slorok with elaborated pattern and pronounced border at the Atasan without making a new border part for that adjustment there (which nevertheless wouldn' fit the overall pattern). I doubt that was the case here.