Thread: My Java keris
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Old 5th October 2016, 03:53 PM   #13
Jean
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Originally Posted by Johan van Zyl
I have read that this form of the ukiran with its seven planes or flats has the Sarakarta shape, which is around the city of Solo in Central and Eastern Java.
Could you perhaps identify the type of wood of this ukiran for me?
Hello Johan,
Surkarta is the former name from Solo, it is still used for kris matters especially.
From the pics, the stained wood of the hilt seems to be timoho pelet.
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