Sele from Makassar (Keris Bugis)

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by kai

Thanks, mas Alam! I've been wondering about the pamor flow, too. However, if the shortening would have been done in Jawa, why were the original shape modified, especially since this can't be hidden with a pamor miring blade?

Yup, the peksi is 53 mm (2.1") long. The blade is only 175 mm (6.9")!

Regards,
Kai

This is just a guess. For a keris to be used for a boy or woman, it would be cheaper to do the modification from an existing blade than commissioning a new piece (a patrem). For the sheath, it might be a "make-do" piece to accommodate the new form (after mod.).