Nom-noman Keris

[A. G. Maisey]

Jean, it is obvious that the greneng is not attributable to Djeno, but it is not a greneng that is the "signature" of a maker, it is the ron dha. Throughout history makers have varied the greneng , but it is almost impossible for a maker to vary his ron dha, even if he wants to; he may try to cut it in a slightly different way, but if one is familiar with the work of that maker, it is possible to still have a very good idea who has cut the ron dha, even though it has been altered. It is the ron dha we need to focus on, not the greneng.

The pawakan of Jogja keris are really very different to Solo keris.

The Malang production owes its foundation to Sumenep in Madura. If you consider Malang work you're really considering Sumenep work, one pace removed. I can't see much in this keris that looks like East Jawa, but as I said, anything is possible from that direction.