Javanese machete??

Kiai Carita · 25th June 2005, 08:16 AM

[QUOTE=marto suwignyo]Kiai yth

Marto Suwignyo asks:

1) the approximate location of the place where Henk`s tool is known as an "arit gedhe".

2) what a tool that looks like Henk`s tool, but without the swelling in the blade---that is, something like a European billhook or pruning hook---would be called in this place.

3) the approximate location where the tool with the axe-like projection near the handle is known as a "kudhi".

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Kiai Carita answers: Firstly I should have not used the word never, never this never that East of Solo or West of Yogya...as you say names of everyday objects can vary from village to village and also, from generation to generation.

1. I have heard and used the word arit gedhe to refer to that blade in the area of the Madiun residency and even Wonogiri.

2. Even without the belly it would still be either bendho or arit gedhe. Arit gedhe is not arit-sing-gedhe.

3 The location of the kudi, I think you might find in remote West and East Jawa, but most definitely in the PAST. Visit areas under influence of Demak in the 15th century and you will see this tool used by many people. The small, pusaka version of a kudi is called a kujang.

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25th June 2005, 08:16 AM	#35
Kiai Carita Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 91	[QUOTE=marto suwignyo]Kiai yth Marto Suwignyo asks: 1) the approximate location of the place where Henk`s tool is known as an "arit gedhe". 2) what a tool that looks like Henk`s tool, but without the swelling in the blade---that is, something like a European billhook or pruning hook---would be called in this place. 3) the approximate location where the tool with the axe-like projection near the handle is known as a "kudhi". ... Kiai Carita answers: Firstly I should have not used the word never, never this never that East of Solo or West of Yogya...as you say names of everyday objects can vary from village to village and also, from generation to generation. 1. I have heard and used the word arit gedhe to refer to that blade in the area of the Madiun residency and even Wonogiri. 2. Even without the belly it would still be either bendho or arit gedhe. Arit gedhe is not arit-sing-gedhe. 3 The location of the kudi, I think you might find in remote West and East Jawa, but most definitely in the PAST. Visit areas under influence of Demak in the 15th century and you will see this tool used by many people. The small, pusaka version of a kudi is called a kujang. Hormat Kiai Carita.