Interesting keris ended by ebay

klewang · 15th January 2012, 10:58 PM

Thats Interesting, after a quick search i found out that Sidho -Madjoe (succeed-progress!) was a ‘’highly esteemed priyayi Soerakarta clothing store’’. Which even had a mail order catalog. The store was owned by Tjan Tjoe Twan and apparently mainly sold genuine Javanese batik but also outfitted ‘’native colonial administrators’’. Perhaps this keris was once a gift for a very good customer or a departing employee.

Madjoe was also a term used by the KNIL btw.

15th January 2012, 10:58 PM	#4
klewang Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 23	Thats Interesting, after a quick search i found out that Sidho -Madjoe (succeed-progress!) was a ‘’highly esteemed priyayi Soerakarta clothing store’’. Which even had a mail order catalog. The store was owned by Tjan Tjoe Twan and apparently mainly sold genuine Javanese batik but also outfitted ‘’native colonial administrators’’. Perhaps this keris was once a gift for a very good customer or a departing employee. Madjoe was also a term used by the KNIL btw.