javanese keris

Alam Shah · 7th July 2005, 04:28 AM

In the olden days, the warangka tanggalan which started during the Demak Kingdom started to decline after the fall on the kingdom.

This sheath form started the warangka gayaman and ladrang.

The practice of making the tanggalan form ceased near the end of the Mataram Kartasura era. Although it ceased in Java, the evolved sheath form are still made outside Java. It is known as sarung keris sampir bahari, or sarung keris Bangkinang, or Dua Hari Bulan. The form is still being made in the Riau Islands and Kelantan Malaysia, also in Surathani Thailand.

Other evolved sheath form includes Sarung Keris Buah Mancang and Sarung Keris Sari Bulan.

7th July 2005, 04:28 AM	#13
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	About Warangka Tanggalan - cont'd In the olden days, the warangka tanggalan which started during the Demak Kingdom started to decline after the fall on the kingdom. This sheath form started the warangka gayaman and ladrang. The practice of making the tanggalan form ceased near the end of the Mataram Kartasura era. Although it ceased in Java, the evolved sheath form are still made outside Java. It is known as sarung keris sampir bahari, or sarung keris Bangkinang, or Dua Hari Bulan. The form is still being made in the Riau Islands and Kelantan Malaysia, also in Surathani Thailand. Other evolved sheath form includes Sarung Keris Buah Mancang and Sarung Keris Sari Bulan.