Unknown keris blade, Solo or Madura?

Bjorn · 7th June 2018, 07:13 PM

When taken together, couldn't the elongated sokogan and winged elephant be taken as a representation of paksi naga liman?
Liman = elephant, paksi = bird, and the long sokogan would symbolize the naga's body.

As to whether the carving is recent or not, I wouldn't care to venture.

Can I ask, why do you assume the wilah is from Madura?
Personally, I still find it difficult to tell which blade is from where. What I know about Madura blades is that their gandhik tends to slope inward, and that they often have a wispy telale gajah. I have difficulty recognizing those traits in this particular blade. (But as I said, I am quite bad at that.)

7th June 2018, 07:13 PM	#4
Bjorn Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 188	When taken together, couldn't the elongated sokogan and winged elephant be taken as a representation of paksi naga liman? Liman = elephant, paksi = bird, and the long sokogan would symbolize the naga's body. As to whether the carving is recent or not, I wouldn't care to venture. Can I ask, why do you assume the wilah is from Madura? Personally, I still find it difficult to tell which blade is from where. What I know about Madura blades is that their gandhik tends to slope inward, and that they often have a wispy telale gajah. I have difficulty recognizing those traits in this particular blade. (But as I said, I am quite bad at that.)