A Cirebon (put-together) keris

BluErf · 17th December 2008, 03:18 PM

Whoa, what a flood of discussion and information!

Seems like we are not getting much leverage on the hilt form, but I guess that is to be expected of the fringe areas around the centres of Solo and Yogya.

To Tunggulametung - don't worry, the hilt is not fixed tightly. I would change it when I get another bone/ivory Cirebon hilt.

As for the use of mendak with Cirebon kerises, I noticed that the older style Cirebon hilts come with selut. If it has a selut, does it still need a mendak?

17th December 2008, 03:18 PM	#21
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Whoa, what a flood of discussion and information! Seems like we are not getting much leverage on the hilt form, but I guess that is to be expected of the fringe areas around the centres of Solo and Yogya. To Tunggulametung - don't worry, the hilt is not fixed tightly. I would change it when I get another bone/ivory Cirebon hilt. As for the use of mendak with Cirebon kerises, I noticed that the older style Cirebon hilts come with selut. If it has a selut, does it still need a mendak?