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Old 25th May 2007, 11:15 AM   #30
Alam Shah
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Originally Posted by ganjawulung
Are these also derivations of Makara's motive? These six hilts are typical Cirebonese, and also Tegal hilts (Northern Coast of Central Java). They are abstraction of elephant figure (stylized elephant figure?).

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No, these hilt are not derived from the makara. These are ganesha-inspired hilts. It seems that you've quite a lot of nice hilts. Are you a hilt collector,as well?
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