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Old 23rd May 2007, 09:24 AM   #1
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Patrem keris may not be necessarily for a woman. It could also meant for a young boy (age 7-12 yrs old).

Olden days, being a small boy was to play and sometime helps their parent at work, other than schooling. Having the first keris (mostly keris patrem) is their first so-called responsibility, that is to take good care of that keris. But this has another depth meaning. A task so as not to 'play around' with the keris (fighting, create trouble, harm or bullying others). Simply said a father would want his boy to build his character to be a responsible and wise man.
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Old 23rd May 2007, 10:32 AM   #2
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Patrem keris may not be necessarily for a woman. It could also meant for a young boy (age 7-12 yrs old).
You are right, Newsteel,

In Javanese villages, dhukun (practitioners) also use patrem, or even smaller than patrem (amulet-keris). It is more difficult to find good patrems than good kerises. And the specific accessories for patrem, are also rare. Old patrem's hilts, are seldom. And also the mendhak...
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Old 23rd May 2007, 10:52 AM   #3
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Gonjo,

You have a lot of nice and good collection.

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Old 23rd May 2007, 12:38 PM   #4
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Gonjo,

You have a lot of nice and good collection.

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Thanks, Raden.

I just want to share with other people who are concerned on keris. But I learned from you, about spiritual attitude surround kerises. That's the "bobot" or inner quality of the keris world. Something that is neglected by mostly modern people. "The spirit of keris" is one of the most important thing we must learn from this world of kerises..
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Old 24th May 2007, 06:21 AM   #5
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Hi All,

Here is one more smaller keris. Old Madurese keris and sheath, but I'm sorry the Jawa Demam hilt is not suitable -- although an old old ivory one. Like Brekele in the other thread (Welcome again, Brekele..), I would like to ask you, is there any "raja gundala" (rojo gundolo) in this sor-soran of the blade?
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Old 24th May 2007, 06:52 AM   #6
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... I would like to ask you, is there any "raja gundala" (rojo gundolo) in this sor-soran of the blade?
I see an abstract of "a mother sitting, taking care of her baby", or is it my imagination.

Btw, ganja... nice collection your have there... I appreciate your attention to details. For the hilt, you should get a 'badjang terbang' type.
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Old 24th May 2007, 07:12 AM   #7
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I... For the hilt, you should get a 'badjang terbang' type.
Like this maybe?
Do you think it is too big, the hilt? It is quite difficult to find such small handle for fitting smaller keris like this...
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Old 24th May 2007, 01:37 PM   #8
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I see an abstract of "a mother sitting, taking care of her baby", or is it my imagination.
Well of course it is your imagination....but i am also imagining a similar scene.
I am curious how you can distiguish that the patrem you have linked to is a "boy's keris". Do you have provenence on this piece or is there a particular clue that points to it's use by a boy instead of a women?
Very nice patrem, Ganja. I agree with Alam Shah that the medak is unnecessary with that selut and it would make the appearence of the hilt that much smaller without it. I understand the problem of finding a small enough hilt for patrems. My Sulawesi one came without a hilt and i feel the one i have found for it is just a bit too large...but it will due for now.
Since we are on the subject, i wonder if anyone can share more information about the patrem in the context of Indonesian society. They are relatively rare, so it would seem that a patrem would only be owned by a small class of women (and some small boys as well ). What do we know about the patrem's place in society?
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Old 23rd May 2007, 11:51 AM   #9
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You are right, Newsteel,

In Javanese villages, dhukun (practitioners) also use patrem, or even smaller than patrem (amulet-keris). It is more difficult to find good patrems than good kerises. And the specific accessories for patrem, are also rare. Old patrem's hilts, are seldom. And also the mendhak...
Ganja,

I have this very small keris, 31 cm overall (like a keris sajen), that was supposed to be used at ceremonial rites in Banjarmasin.
Do you know more about how, and for what, a dukun used the small keris?

Michael
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Old 23rd May 2007, 12:21 PM   #10
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Ganja,

I have this very small keris, 31 cm overall (like a keris sajen), that was supposed to be used at ceremonial rites in Banjarmasin.
Do you know more about how, and for what, a dukun used the small keris?

Michael
Wow, Michael,

It is amazing that you, in Sweden, still have an original keris. I dare to say, that you don't change any parts of the keris. And probably, it hasn't changed yet from the origin. Everything, from blade, sheath, hilt, pendhok perak (silver), seems old and not changed...

I just had a few experience in practitioner's kerises. What I saw once or twice is, that the practitioner believed in magical strength of the keris, to get the answer of his customer's request. Maybe Mas Boedi Adhitya knows better than me on this field...
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Old 24th May 2007, 07:04 AM   #11
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Patrem keris may not be necessarily for a woman. It could also meant for a young boy (age 7-12 yrs old)....
Here's a Peninsular styled, boy's keris.
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