MADURA ornamental hilts

A. G. Maisey · 20th September 2023, 12:52 PM

The donoriko?

I think not, there are a number of hilt forms that are attributed to Madura, and I personally feel that the donoriko is a rather late development.

If we're looking for a beginning we would need to go back before Islam, and to my knowledge nobody has yet attempted that in respect of Madura hilts. However, in general terms the hilt function was protective of the shrine that is the blade, similar to the function of protective statues that guard other shrines & temples. Thus what we see in post Hindu-Buddhist hilts is a distillation from humanoid forms.

20th September 2023, 12:52 PM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	The donoriko? I think not, there are a number of hilt forms that are attributed to Madura, and I personally feel that the donoriko is a rather late development. If we're looking for a beginning we would need to go back before Islam, and to my knowledge nobody has yet attempted that in respect of Madura hilts. However, in general terms the hilt function was protective of the shrine that is the blade, similar to the function of protective statues that guard other shrines & temples. Thus what we see in post Hindu-Buddhist hilts is a distillation from humanoid forms.