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Old 19th May 2022, 12:36 PM   #17
A. G. Maisey
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The wedung is worn by certain high ranking members of a kraton hierarchy, in this case the Surakarta Karaton, as a symbol of the wearer's willingness to cut a path through the jungle for his lord, Sinuhun, the Pakubuwono. It is a symbolic tool, it is not a weapon.
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