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Old 26th July 2008, 04:20 AM   #24
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Originally Posted by auk
wat kind of pendok looks more atractive to it.
greetings Auk
Dear Auk,
These are just examples of three different pendhoks -- (from left to right) Solo bunton type pendhok, Banyumas bunton type pendhok, and Jogja bunton type pendhok. The word "bunton" is originated from Javanese word "buntu" or "clogged" -- for pendhok's term means one piece pendhok. Not two piece pendhok.

You may look at the other pic, a Jogja gayaman keris with Jogjanese pendhok. The specific characteristics of the three styles, you may differ from the form of pendhok's top. Solo or Surakarta -- no curve at the top, but sometimes sliding straight. Banyumas, with curve at the top. Solo type is more wide than Jogja, but thinner. Jogja looks smaller and narrower if you look at it vertically. But it looks quite much thicker than Solonese, if you look it horizontally.

There are differences too, between the tip of pendhok of Solo and Banyumas. Solonese is more rounded than Banyumas. (Banyumas was a vassal state of Mataram in the past, situated in the western part -- near the west coast -- of Central Java. Their styles are more Solo oriented).
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