Bedok-the short chopper from Sunda

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by DaveA

Here is a Golok Cepot (Javanese) in my collection. It is only slightly larger than hand-size in length. In Sundanese, this would be referred to as a "Bedog Si Cepot" or "Bedog Petok". The seller originally described this as a bendo, which I believe to be an error.

I apologize for the poor quality of the image. If there is interest I will take some new photos.

Dave A.

Hello Dave,

thank you for showing your example. I think that "golok" is a Malay term and "bedok" a Sundanese term. Cepot is like said before one of the Panawakans, see #6, and I think this coming from the handle form from the third example I've shown. All in this thread shown examples are of Sunda origin. Maybe Amuk Murugul will see this thread and will comment and will shed some light on this matter.

Regards,
Detlef