Keris for identification

Marcokeris · 28th August 2022, 01:44 PM

I find very strange that an Empu Jeno keris is paired with this not nice sarong

Marcokeris · 28th August 2022, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcokeris

I find very strange that an Empu Jeno keris is paired with this not nice sarong

Ladrang is broken, pendok not dress well, mendak is a low quality, deder is standard......why?

SidJ · 28th August 2022, 04:45 PM

Yes there are damages to the dress but this is not uncommon as they are fragile and this has suffered in a Western setting of commercial trade that did not appreciate its fragility.The dress itself is not of a low standard however. The sarong is delicately carved from a high grade timber resembling tiger stripes. The pendok shows crisp detailing. The black coating resembles black enamel. It is a perfect fit. The mendak is set with either cut glass or stone with facets. It seems more than reasonable to me.

28th August 2022, 01:44 PM	#1
Marcokeris Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 928	I find very strange that an Empu Jeno keris is paired with this not nice sarong

28th August 2022, 04:45 PM	#3
SidJ Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 207	Yes there are damages to the dress but this is not uncommon as they are fragile and this has suffered in a Western setting of commercial trade that did not appreciate its fragility.The dress itself is not of a low standard however. The sarong is delicately carved from a high grade timber resembling tiger stripes. The pendok shows crisp detailing. The black coating resembles black enamel. It is a perfect fit. The mendak is set with either cut glass or stone with facets. It seems more than reasonable to me.