Keris Madura, pamor options?

A. G. Maisey · 6th May 2020, 09:22 AM

Yes, this blade is very badly eroded and it is difficult to name a specific motif.

As Jean has said, it is pamor mlumah, that is, a "laying down" pamor, the layers of pamor material parallel with the blade core, but I think that I can see evidence of surface manipulation, I feel it might have been made as something like bendo sagodo or maybe santa.

Please note I have used "feel", this opinion is a not definite.

6th May 2020, 09:22 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,016	Yes, this blade is very badly eroded and it is difficult to name a specific motif. As Jean has said, it is pamor mlumah, that is, a "laying down" pamor, the layers of pamor material parallel with the blade core, but I think that I can see evidence of surface manipulation, I feel it might have been made as something like bendo sagodo or maybe santa. Please note I have used "feel", this opinion is a not definite.