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Old 29th July 2011, 03:25 AM   #5
Amuk Murugul
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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey
Amuk, in Javanese a "togog" is a fence post that is at the corner of a fence.

In Balinese a "togog" is a statue.

The togog or togogan that Mark is referring to is the Balinese keris holder in the form of a statue, that used to be placed near the front door so visitors could leave their keris there when they went inside the house.
Hullo Alan,

Thanks for that!
I guess I became blinkered by the 'mythology' aspect.

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