Some questions about Balinese hilt cup.

A. G. Maisey · 1st July 2025, 09:51 AM

Gustav, I do not know a Javanese wrongko form that has the same or similar form to a Balinese kekandikan.

This is not to say that such a Javanese wrongko form has never existed, it is to say that I do not know of it, & have never seen any Javanese wrongko that is able to be classified as "kekandikan" using Balinese standards.

The kekandikan in post #6 would be classified as kekandikan in Bali, & I cannot see anything in the complete keris dress to indicate a Javanese origin.

The complete keris that you have shown in post #11 looks to be a mixture of component parts, I cannot relate it to any other keris I remember having seen.

Is it possible to detect a location of origin for the blade of the post #11 keris?

1st July 2025, 09:51 AM	#12
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,053	Gustav, I do not know a Javanese wrongko form that has the same or similar form to a Balinese kekandikan. This is not to say that such a Javanese wrongko form has never existed, it is to say that I do not know of it, & have never seen any Javanese wrongko that is able to be classified as "kekandikan" using Balinese standards. The kekandikan in post #6 would be classified as kekandikan in Bali, & I cannot see anything in the complete keris dress to indicate a Javanese origin. The complete keris that you have shown in post #11 looks to be a mixture of component parts, I cannot relate it to any other keris I remember having seen. Is it possible to detect a location of origin for the blade of the post #11 keris? Last edited by A. G. Maisey; 1st July 2025 at 02:40 PM. Reason: correction