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[asomotif]

Hi Danny,

Are those light spots on the pendok scratches ?
In case they are scratches, I would clean the pendok with copper polish.

It is nice if a keris shows some age, but and oxidised and scratched pendok is not very nice in my opinion.
I have a keris silver pendok and one with a gold plated pendok.
Both will turn black in time, so from time time to time I do clean them a bit.
No abrassives neede for that by the way. just a cotton cloth.

Best regards,
Willem

[Sajen]

I am with Willem, I think what we see are scratches and in this case I would prefer to clean the pendok. BTW, I have had pendoks so heavy oxidized that I have to clean them with metal polish many times until they look good again. I will look for examples and will take some pics.

[A. G. Maisey]

I am not going to give an opinion on the wood in either the hilt or the wrongko, because working from a photograph it is absolutely impossible for me to perform the examination needed to come to a supportable opinion.

However, in respect of the pendok. If this keris were to be cleaned up for sale or use in Jawa, the pendok would be removed and soaked for a few hours in household vinegar. This would remove most of the tarnish. It would then be polished with a metal polish.

When I need to polish an old pendok I use 0000 steel wool and a good quality German metal polish that is used for mag wheels and chrome work on cars, then finish by buffing with a soft cloth.

[Henk]

You have to look closely to the pendok. From the picture it is hard to see, but i think it is occidation. In that case follow Alan's advise.

Pendoks wich were painted or laquered where connected by the color to a rank or status. Brown was a color for a rank. But the brown was darkbrown. Don't know at the moment what color belonged to wich rank. Red was for royal. But the paint or laquer was shiny. I cann't see that on your pictures.

[A. G. Maisey]

This is not a kemalo pendok.

Colour code for Surakarta Karaton kemalo is:-


Red --- the royal family, or a bupati

Green --- penewu

Dark Grey --- lurah

Black --- jajar

Black (alternate) --- all ranks, and members of the public, for a funeral



The colour code for sunggingan wrongko is different, and refers to the base colour only:-


White or yellow --- bupati

Gold --- pangeran

Sea blue --- penewu

Light green --- mentri.

The colour code is permitted, but not enforced.


The canthangbalung can wear any colour, but they must wear it with jejeran rojomolo.

[danny1976]

Everybody ,

Thanks for the opinions..

I, wil clean the pendok .

Regards,

Danny

[danny1976]

hi Guys ,

just to share my keris with the cleaned pendok.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

This is not a kemalo pendok.

Colour code for Surakarta Karaton kemalo is:-


Red --- the royal family, or a bupati

Green --- penewu

Dark Grey --- lurah

Black --- jajar

Black (alternate) --- all ranks, and members of the public, for a funeral



The colour code for sunggingan wrongko is different, and refers to the base colour only:-


White or yellow --- bupati

Gold --- pangeran

Sea blue --- penewu

Light green --- mentri.

The colour code is permitted, but not enforced.


The canthangbalung can wear any colour, but they must wear it with jejeran rojomolo.

Alan, sorry, please can you explain penewu, mentri, lurah, jajar, pangeran and canthangbalung? Or try to give a translation? I only know the word bupati. Thank's in advance,

Detlef