Old Tajong or Coteng???

Alam Shah · 10th March 2006, 01:02 PM

Hi all, An interesting read would be,

History of The Malay Kingdom of Patani, by Ibrahim Syukri.
(translated by: Conner Bailey and John N. Miksic)
Ohio University, Monographs in International Studies
Southeast Asia Series, No. 68
ISBN: 0-89680-123-3

No Coteng or Tajong form, but will be of particular interest to those seeking to understand the persistence of conflict in southern Thailand.

BluErf · 10th March 2006, 01:15 PM

Here's a keris that went on ebay a while back. It looks like a proto-coteng/tajong from Sumatra.

It has South Sumatran motifs, and it looks a bit like the typical Sumatran garuda form (see last picture), but at the same time, it has the coteng/tajong characteristics - the posture of the arms and knees, the boxy head, square mouth with fangs, beginning of a elongated nose, the makara at both sides of the head with the awan larat motif.

The other hilt form which may be the ancestor of the coteng/tajong comes from the Tegal area in Java. Unfortunately, I do not have a picture of this form. This hilt form is a rashaksa form, but it also has the beginning of an elongated nose.

10th March 2006, 01:02 PM	#1
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	Book... Hi all, An interesting read would be, History of The Malay Kingdom of Patani, by Ibrahim Syukri. (translated by: Conner Bailey and John N. Miksic) Ohio University, Monographs in International Studies Southeast Asia Series, No. 68 ISBN: 0-89680-123-3 No Coteng or Tajong form, but will be of particular interest to those seeking to understand the persistence of conflict in southern Thailand.

10th March 2006, 01:15 PM	#2
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Here's a keris that went on ebay a while back. It looks like a proto-coteng/tajong from Sumatra. It has South Sumatran motifs, and it looks a bit like the typical Sumatran garuda form (see last picture), but at the same time, it has the coteng/tajong characteristics - the posture of the arms and knees, the boxy head, square mouth with fangs, beginning of a elongated nose, the makara at both sides of the head with the awan larat motif. The other hilt form which may be the ancestor of the coteng/tajong comes from the Tegal area in Java. Unfortunately, I do not have a picture of this form. This hilt form is a rashaksa form, but it also has the beginning of an elongated nose. Attached Images