I think the hilt is made from fossil walrus ivory and in my opinion it is relative poorly made for Javanese standards.
I found something remarkable on the Wranka. The Wranka seems too short for the blade, so the bottom of the Wranka was cut off and the point of the blade lies free. To hide this, they made a new elongated Pendok.
In my opinion the Wranka was not made for this Keris and is probably older than the blade.
Roland
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