Unknown keris

A. G. Maisey · 6th February 2014, 01:28 AM

Well, it seems as if nobody else wishes to comment.

Yes Detlef, I also would be inclined to place this keris as East Jawa/Madura. The wrongko is capu kagok, and that is a common form in Madura, the mendak style is common in Madura. The planar hilt could well be either a Madura or East Jawa hilt, usually the cecekan in the non-Jawa tengah ones is a bit different to ones from the heart country.

Here is the blade in an easier to read orientation.

The references I have for dhapur are all for Surakarta, in my opinion, even if this dhapur exists in one of those pakems, it probably should not be applied to this keris.

6th February 2014, 01:28 AM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Well, it seems as if nobody else wishes to comment. Yes Detlef, I also would be inclined to place this keris as East Jawa/Madura. The wrongko is capu kagok, and that is a common form in Madura, the mendak style is common in Madura. The planar hilt could well be either a Madura or East Jawa hilt, usually the cecekan in the non-Jawa tengah ones is a bit different to ones from the heart country. Here is the blade in an easier to read orientation. The references I have for dhapur are all for Surakarta, in my opinion, even if this dhapur exists in one of those pakems, it probably should not be applied to this keris. Attached Images