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ridho pulungan · 5th June 2018, 07:59 AM

Hello forum

My name is Ridho Pulungan and i'm new member of this forum. I join this forum because i want to learn more and more about ancient weapon from Indonesia including Keris and others. I hope i can get more information about it here in this forum.
Best regards.
Ridho Pulungan

David · 5th June 2018, 04:01 PM

Welcome to the forum Ridho. We look forward to you comments.
Please be sure to have read all the rules for general forum use as well as the Keris Forum. They will make everything run more smoothly.
I would suggest that if you have any general questions that you try plugging in some key words in our search engine first to see what material we have already covered.

Bjorn · 5th June 2018, 10:16 PM

Welcome Ridho!
There's some very knowledgeable people on this forum, and there is a lot of information to be found in past threads. Perhaps that is a good place for you to start in your search to learn more about the keris.

jagabuwana · 6th June 2018, 12:32 AM

Wilujeng, Ridho!

I'm fairly new here too, and have learned more than I thought I would. Hope you do too.

ridho pulungan · 6th June 2018, 11:33 AM

Thank you all...

Jean · 6th June 2018, 01:37 PM

Hello Ridho,
Welcome and if you have some krisses from West Java to show us or for comments, they will be appreciated!

Pulungan is the name of a style of hilt from Northern Java, what does it mean?
Regards

ridho pulungan · 8th June 2018, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jean

Hello Ridho,
Welcome and if you have some krisses from West Java to show us or for comments, they will be appreciated!

Pulungan is the name of a style of hilt from Northern Java, what does it mean?
Regards

Thank you Jean..you're one of the person that a adore so much in this forum regard to your knowledge about keris. Its my honor that you comment in my thread. Many thank.
Pulungan mean 'To take care' or 'To pick something". Actually i get the 'Pulungan' name from my father. Its a family name or 'Marga' in the batak/mandailing society. Its was one of the oldest Marga writen in Kitab Batak.
Anyway, i'm so lucky to join this forum because all the member are so nice and humble.
Thank you all.

A. G. Maisey · 9th June 2018, 01:09 AM

I'm sure that Jean will thank you for your response also Ridho, but I too wish to offer my thanks. I have been waiting for your response, because the word "pulungan" means something quite different in Javanese. Your clarification has settled my mind. Thank you.

ridho pulungan · 9th June 2018, 10:57 AM

Here's some of my collection

David · 9th June 2018, 04:23 PM

Thanks for sharing Ridho.
Just in case members missed it, Ridho also started a dedicated thread to this particular keris so responses to it would probably be more useful and appropriate there.

kai · 9th June 2018, 04:39 PM

Hello Ridho,

Welcome to the forum!

Do I understand correctly that you have Mandailing roots? If you could contribute any insights into traditional blades (keris here or others over at the main "ethno" forum) that would be really great!

I know there are many Mandailing living in diasporas all over Southeast Asia; knowledge on genuine pieces from the traditional culture seems to be very limited though; extant antique pieces seem to be rare - might also get commonly misattributed, too.

Thanks a lot in advance!

Regards,
Kai

5th June 2018, 07:59 AM	#1
ridho pulungan Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bogor, west java, Indonesia Posts: 21	Hello Forum Hello forum My name is Ridho Pulungan and i'm new member of this forum. I join this forum because i want to learn more and more about ancient weapon from Indonesia including Keris and others. I hope i can get more information about it here in this forum. Best regards. Ridho Pulungan

9th June 2018, 10:57 AM	#9
ridho pulungan Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bogor, west java, Indonesia Posts: 21	Here's some of my collection Attached Images

5th June 2018, 04:01 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	Welcome to the forum Ridho. We look forward to you comments. Please be sure to have read all the rules for general forum use as well as the Keris Forum. They will make everything run more smoothly. I would suggest that if you have any general questions that you try plugging in some key words in our search engine first to see what material we have already covered.

5th June 2018, 10:16 PM	#3
Bjorn Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 188	Welcome Ridho! There's some very knowledgeable people on this forum, and there is a lot of information to be found in past threads. Perhaps that is a good place for you to start in your search to learn more about the keris.

6th June 2018, 12:32 AM	#4
jagabuwana Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 292	Wilujeng, Ridho! I'm fairly new here too, and have learned more than I thought I would. Hope you do too.

6th June 2018, 11:33 AM	#5
ridho pulungan Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bogor, west java, Indonesia Posts: 21	Thank you all...

6th June 2018, 01:37 PM	#6
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	Hello Ridho, Welcome and if you have some krisses from West Java to show us or for comments, they will be appreciated! Pulungan is the name of a style of hilt from Northern Java, what does it mean? Regards

9th June 2018, 01:09 AM	#8
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	I'm sure that Jean will thank you for your response also Ridho, but I too wish to offer my thanks. I have been waiting for your response, because the word "pulungan" means something quite different in Javanese. Your clarification has settled my mind. Thank you.

9th June 2018, 04:23 PM	#10
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	Thanks for sharing Ridho. Just in case members missed it, Ridho also started a dedicated thread to this particular keris so responses to it would probably be more useful and appropriate there.

9th June 2018, 04:39 PM	#11
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Ridho, Welcome to the forum! Do I understand correctly that you have Mandailing roots? If you could contribute any insights into traditional blades (keris here or others over at the main "ethno" forum) that would be really great! I know there are many Mandailing living in diasporas all over Southeast Asia; knowledge on genuine pieces from the traditional culture seems to be very limited though; extant antique pieces seem to be rare - might also get commonly misattributed, too. Thanks a lot in advance! Regards, Kai