Javanese Cirebon Rajamala Coteng-like keris hilt

A. G. Maisey · 11th December 2017, 11:39 PM

I know very little about cotengs, I know a little bit about North Jawa.

In my opinion this is not a hilt from Cirebon, nor from the Pesisir in general.

Workmanship looks fairly crude.

I feel that it has been carved from a light, rather soft wood and stained or lacquered, in which case we might be looking at something from the 1970's-1990's.

I have no idea at all where it might be from.

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11th December 2017, 11:39 PM	#9
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	I know very little about cotengs, I know a little bit about North Jawa. In my opinion this is not a hilt from Cirebon, nor from the Pesisir in general. Workmanship looks fairly crude. I feel that it has been carved from a light, rather soft wood and stained or lacquered, in which case we might be looking at something from the 1970's-1990's. I have no idea at all where it might be from.