New Member, New Keris

[shadejoy]

Hello forum members,

This is Peter, I've just recently found an interest in Keris not too long ago, back in last September while visiting Bali and upon searching for local antiquities.

I have a couple of Kerises that I want to share with you: the Carito Keprabon Luk 11 of Pajang era (1568-1586 CE) and 1800s Singa Barong Luk 5 with Kanjeng Kyai Pamor (Prambanan Meteorite).

But for introduction, I will share you the Carita Keprabon in this thread while creating a new thread later on for Singa Barong

The Carito (or Carita) dapur models (there are several different kinds of keris Carito) is a typical dapur of the keraton of Yogyakarta. It was a very popular dapur in the early Mataram era, and the model has influenced the later dapur Sabuk Inten.

Both the Carito and Sabuk Inten kerises are similar in meaning, for they are mainly aimed at wealth increase and prosperity. I purchased this Keris (Carita Keprabon) from an abdi dalam (an ordained member, or royal servant) in the keraton (royal palace) of Yogyakarta through a seller.

To this day, Kerises are regularly cleansed in various rituals performed at the Keraton. Upon receiving the Keris, it did and still does have a mild flowery scent to it. It is possible to confirm that this Keris have been used for similar purposes, and thus is considered sacred pusaka (heirloom) item.

This keris has Pedaringan Kebak pamor. The meaning of this type of pamor (pedaringan kebak) is basically surplus of wealth. It can be roughly translated as 'a shed stuffed with rice'. This pamor is very similar to Wos Wutah, but Pedaringan Kebak is of a much higher quality and thus is more difficult to forge, for the motif is more refined than that of Wos Wutah.

Pedaringan Kebak is made using the 'mlumah' forging technique, which is more time consuming than the more commonly used 'miring' forging technique. For the rest it is classed as pamor tiban, which means that this pattern is not intentionally created by the empu, but merely is a 'by-product' of the extensive forging process.

The keris comes with a traditional hand-carved Timåhå wooden sheath, also known as warangka Branggah Yogyakarta.

I appreciate the comments and for authenticating my descriptions.

Thank you all.