Balinese blade with pamor miring

[Gustav]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

As to the slorok, the Jogja example you have shown is a bunton, and in the hand, you would find this to be a very small, slight wrongko, The pendok is embossed, not krawang work, as is the Bali/Madura slorok.

Alan, just to clarify: I do compare only the shape of Gambar of both examples. My remark regarding the style of Krawangan work on Slorok was perhaps misleading.

[A. G. Maisey]

Yes Gustav, I do understand that you were only comparing the shape of the gambar or atasan of the wrongko, however, this shape is only similar in profile, and this same similarity can be seen in mainline balinese wrongkos, and wrongkos from places other than just Bali/Madura/ Jogja.

However, when we hold these wrongkos in our hands and look at the topographic sculpting, and the cross sectional variation, even apart from variation in size, it is very obvious that we are looking at totally different wrongkos.

[Gustav]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Yes Gustav, I do understand that you were only comparing the shape of the gambar or atasan of the wrongko, however, this shape is only similar in profile, and this same similarity can be seen in mainline balinese wrongkos, and wrongkos from places other than just Bali/Madura/ Jogja.

However, when we hold these wrongkos in our hands and look at the topographic sculpting, and the cross sectional variation, even apart from variation in size, it is very obvious that we are looking at totally different wrongkos.

Alan, I agree absolutely.

Yet the same is true comparing between B.K. Pendok and a common Jogja Pendok. The shape, the size and the ornaments are different. The idea of a Pendok with Slorok worked in Krawangan style is the same.

It appears, this could be one of the rare cases, where Topengan seems to be integrated in Pendok/made at the same time.

[A. G. Maisey]

As I said Gustav:- a very peculiar keris that were I inclined I could attach all sorts of speculation to, but as you know, I don't like speculation much, so I'll just leave it at that:- peculiar.

[Bugis Keris]

So what is the mean Pamor miring for this keris?
i mean what the function if own this kris with Pamor miring

Thank You