One of my favourite hilt forms

Sajen · 23rd October 2011, 08:08 PM

Another one from animal tooth, whale or dugong, I don't know.

Sajen · 23rd October 2011, 08:13 PM

The best one in my opinion, very old, the pesi comes through in the back. A material I don't know, look like ivory but in a colour and texture I never have seen. You see the kissing lips?

Sajen · 23rd October 2011, 08:18 PM

One from which remains only a fragment made from deer horn. But you still can see the high level of carving.

Sajen · 23rd October 2011, 08:30 PM

The last one, again animal tooth, very figural with nice patina.

Enjoy!!

And I hope to see yours, maybe it become a very interesting viewing thread!

Battara · 23rd October 2011, 09:09 PM

Interesting examples. What is the janggelan hilt supposed to represent?

Sajen · 23rd October 2011, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Battara

Interesting examples. What is the janggelan hilt supposed to represent?

I simple don't know. I have read somewhere that it shall represent the "tree of life" but I would take this very, very carefully.

ganjawulung · 24th October 2011, 10:56 AM

Janggelan leaves (mesona palustris), could live almost everywhere in villages in Java, mostly in Magetan, Ponorogo and Pacitan in East Java. People here, they are used to plant this plantations deliberately, sun-dry the janggelan leaves, then sell them to certain buyers – to be used as raw material to make “cincau hitam” (black jelly) which have special aroma and taste, to be laid out on the dishes with natural “es buah” (fruit cocktail drink).

Why did javanese keris people create “janggelan hilts”? That’s still a question. The nature of janggelan hilts in reality, usually they are simple ornamented, and reflected as a simple hilt, for simple pusakas such as old betok, sombro betok etc... Many of them are made and carved on bones, but some are carved on elephant’s ivory too...

GANJAWULUNG

23rd October 2011, 08:08 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	Another one from animal tooth, whale or dugong, I don't know. Attached Images

23rd October 2011, 08:13 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	The best one in my opinion, very old, the pesi comes through in the back. A material I don't know, look like ivory but in a colour and texture I never have seen. You see the kissing lips? Attached Images

23rd October 2011, 08:18 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	One from which remains only a fragment made from deer horn. But you still can see the high level of carving. Attached Images

23rd October 2011, 08:30 PM	#4
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	The last one, again animal tooth, very figural with nice patina. Enjoy!! And I hope to see yours, maybe it become a very interesting viewing thread! Attached Images

24th October 2011, 10:56 AM	#7
ganjawulung Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: J a k a r t a Posts: 991	Janggelan leaves (mesona palustris), could live almost everywhere in villages in Java, mostly in Magetan, Ponorogo and Pacitan in East Java. People here, they are used to plant this plantations deliberately, sun-dry the janggelan leaves, then sell them to certain buyers – to be used as raw material to make “cincau hitam” (black jelly) which have special aroma and taste, to be laid out on the dishes with natural “es buah” (fruit cocktail drink). Why did javanese keris people create “janggelan hilts”? That’s still a question. The nature of janggelan hilts in reality, usually they are simple ornamented, and reflected as a simple hilt, for simple pusakas such as old betok, sombro betok etc... Many of them are made and carved on bones, but some are carved on elephant’s ivory too... GANJAWULUNG Attached Images

23rd October 2011, 09:09 PM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Interesting examples. What is the janggelan hilt supposed to represent?