Java kris for discussion

A. G. Maisey · 4th November 2016, 09:25 PM

The blue base colour of the wrongko indicates that it is the prerogative of a Penewu, the leader of 1000 men in the old days.

The use of wayang characters can be seen as a personal decorative preference on the one hand, or it can be seen as a connection to the wayang. These characters are the Punakawans, the moral lessons that are taught through the wayang are to traditional Javanese people something like the moral lessons taught through scripture, so if you have these Punakawans right there where they can be clearly seen, it triggers a thought process that generates the entire story that involves the Punakawans. Javanese people love the Punakawans, and seeing them will generate a nice feeling, maybe a feeling of pleasant anticipation. This feeling will of course transfer to the person wearing that display, and perhaps make his socialising a little easier.

4th November 2016, 09:25 PM	#12
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	The blue base colour of the wrongko indicates that it is the prerogative of a Penewu, the leader of 1000 men in the old days. The use of wayang characters can be seen as a personal decorative preference on the one hand, or it can be seen as a connection to the wayang. These characters are the Punakawans, the moral lessons that are taught through the wayang are to traditional Javanese people something like the moral lessons taught through scripture, so if you have these Punakawans right there where they can be clearly seen, it triggers a thought process that generates the entire story that involves the Punakawans. Javanese people love the Punakawans, and seeing them will generate a nice feeling, maybe a feeling of pleasant anticipation. This feeling will of course transfer to the person wearing that display, and perhaps make his socialising a little easier.