Mendak

danny1976 · 23rd September 2011, 12:45 PM

No one a idea

I did make a new photo , not so in close up.
Just want to know if this mendak style is ok for a east java keris.

Sajen · 23rd September 2011, 10:03 PM

Hi Danny,

I don't know if this mendak is from East Java but it is a very nice one, I think that I never have seen a similar one. The material look like gold, do you have tested it?

Regards,

Detlef

A. G. Maisey · 24th September 2011, 02:17 AM

Danny, when we move away from the mainstream, particularly with keris that have a bit of age, it is not at all unusual to find mendak that don't fit the usual patterns. This one looks as if it has been done by a village jeweler somewhere. However, you don't show the entire keris, I don't know if I'm looking at Bali, Madura or East Jawa. Would a full length photo in and out of scabbard be possible?

23rd September 2011, 12:45 PM	#1
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23rd September 2011, 10:03 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,207	Hi Danny, I don't know if this mendak is from East Java but it is a very nice one, I think that I never have seen a similar one. The material look like gold, do you have tested it? Regards, Detlef

24th September 2011, 02:17 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Danny, when we move away from the mainstream, particularly with keris that have a bit of age, it is not at all unusual to find mendak that don't fit the usual patterns. This one looks as if it has been done by a village jeweler somewhere. However, you don't show the entire keris, I don't know if I'm looking at Bali, Madura or East Jawa. Would a full length photo in and out of scabbard be possible?