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Originally Posted by David
Thanks Shahrial. I was unaware of the dapur Jalak Ngoceh. I would agree that this blade was made in Sumatra. I believed we have already discussed the Javanese court influence on Sumatran blade form before.  |
Yes, we have.
Carlos,
More details about your piece.
The global shape of the blade is
'ngadhal meteng' (mbangkek), based of blade outline.
The
tikel alis is a
'jugag' type, (the deep groove near the base of the blade).
The tip of the blade is a
'ngudhup' point, broad pointed tip.
The dapur leans more towards
Jalak Ngoceh, there is no
ada-ada (prominent spine) present, (based on available pictures).
Jalak is a songbird,
Ngoceh means scattering, therefore
Jalak Ngoceh literally means scattering songbird. This is probably based on the
greneng area, with a sort of
ron da nunut present.
The meaning of
Jalak Ngore is, songbird spreading its wings.
See [
keris diagram ] for details.