Wedung from Bali?

[Ian]

I can't help but notice that the file work at forte on this one resembles the "elephant trunk" area of a keris. Do kembang kacang usually imitate this feature of the keris? I don't recall seeing such a representation on Sumatran, Malay or Borneo knives other than keris.


The blade seems to have some age (? 19th C). Would you call it a golok?

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Ian

I can't help but notice that the file work at forte on this one resembles the "elephant trunk" area of a keris. Do kembang kacang usually imitate this feature of the keris? I don't recall seeing such a representation on Sumatran, Malay or Borneo knives other than keris.

Really not Ian? Look for example here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=sumatra

There are several other blades which had been posted in the past with a kembang kacang here in the past.

Regards,
Detlef

[David]

Here is an old Balinese perupak that has kembang kacang. The blade is about 8 inches long.

[Ian]

Sajen,

In the example you show, am I not seeing (in the attached enlargement) evidence of not just the kembang kacang, but also the jalen and a suggestion of lambe gajah? This seems very keris-like in its depiction. Am I missing something?

Ian.

[naturalist]

There is a type of golok, named as Curug Aul. Belief to be the weapon of high rank soldier from Pajajaran and Sumedang Kingdoms.
I saw some variations on it, sometime the lambe gajah, telale gajah, and jalen are on the back or the opposite. What i have seen mostly very well made, a beauty but seems deadly. If i am not mistaken Curug Aul is a beast, the wild dog.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Ian

In the example you show, am I not seeing (in the attached enlargement) evidence of not just the kembang kacang, but also the jalen and a suggestion of lambe gajah? This seems very keris-like in its depiction. Am I missing something?

No Ian, you see it correctly!