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[Henk]

You have to look closely to the pendok. From the picture it is hard to see, but i think it is occidation. In that case follow Alan's advise.

Pendoks wich were painted or laquered where connected by the color to a rank or status. Brown was a color for a rank. But the brown was darkbrown. Don't know at the moment what color belonged to wich rank. Red was for royal. But the paint or laquer was shiny. I cann't see that on your pictures.

[A. G. Maisey]

This is not a kemalo pendok.

Colour code for Surakarta Karaton kemalo is:-


Red --- the royal family, or a bupati

Green --- penewu

Dark Grey --- lurah

Black --- jajar

Black (alternate) --- all ranks, and members of the public, for a funeral



The colour code for sunggingan wrongko is different, and refers to the base colour only:-


White or yellow --- bupati

Gold --- pangeran

Sea blue --- penewu

Light green --- mentri.

The colour code is permitted, but not enforced.


The canthangbalung can wear any colour, but they must wear it with jejeran rojomolo.

[danny1976]

Everybody ,

Thanks for the opinions..

I, wil clean the pendok .

Regards,

Danny

[danny1976]

hi Guys ,

just to share my keris with the cleaned pendok.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by danny1976

hi Guys ,

just to share my keris with the cleaned pendok.

Hi Danny,

looks much better!

[A. G. Maisey]

Alan, sorry, please can you explain penewu, mentri, lurah, jajar, pangeran and canthangbalung? Or try to give a translation? I only know the word bupati. Thank's in advance,


Penewu:- supposedly an official in command of a thousand people, in reality a middle ranked kraton official

Lurah:- a chief or village head

Jajar:- lowest rank in court

Mentri:- (mantri) middle ranked kraton official

Pangeran:- prince, son of the ruler

Bupati:- senior administrative officer in a regency.


Canthangbalung:- this is very difficult; the simple explanation is that the canthangbalung are semi-humorous clown guards who take part in the Garebeg Mulud procession at the Surakarta Karaton. To really understand who and what they are is far beyond the scope of this post, or indeed of this forum.

Under the old organization of a Karaton, some of the above could be designated as either "inner" officials. Or "outside" officials. Thus, for example, a bupati might be an "inside bupati", where he would have the rank and prerogatives of a bupati, but he would not have the duties of administering a regency.

The same holds true today:- there are bupatis and lurahs and mantris who are Indonesian government officials, but there are also bupatis and lurahs and mantris who are ranked in the Karaton hierarchy and hold no position outside the Karaton.

[Sajen]

Thank you very much!

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

This is not a kemalo pendok.

Colour code for Surakarta Karaton kemalo is:-


Red --- the royal family, or a bupati

Green --- penewu

Dark Grey --- lurah

Black --- jajar

Black (alternate) --- all ranks, and members of the public, for a funeral



The colour code for sunggingan wrongko is different, and refers to the base colour only:-


White or yellow --- bupati

Gold --- pangeran

Sea blue --- penewu

Light green --- mentri.

The colour code is permitted, but not enforced.


The canthangbalung can wear any colour, but they must wear it with jejeran rojomolo.

Alan, sorry, please can you explain penewu, mentri, lurah, jajar, pangeran and canthangbalung? Or try to give a translation? I only know the word bupati. Thank's in advance,

Detlef