Request for comments and insights on a Keris Madura

Paul de Souza · 5th November 2023, 11:44 AM

Thanks for all your feedback. I am learning a lot.
Thanks again.

David · 7th November 2023, 05:40 PM

Here is an alternative take on formal Madurese dress from my collection. I believe this hilt depicts the same subject/figure.

A. G. Maisey · 8th November 2023, 01:29 AM

In Jawa we call that style of wrongko "kacir", which means something that is thin/spindly, sticking up. It is a legitimate Madura & East Jawa form, but sometimes people will reshape a broken ladrangan form into this kacir form, expecially if the wood is a prized type of material.

7th November 2023, 05:40 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,218	Here is an alternative take on formal Madurese dress from my collection. I believe this hilt depicts the same subject/figure. Attached Images

5th November 2023, 11:44 AM	#1
Paul de Souza Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 66	Thanks for all your feedback. I am learning a lot. Thanks again.

8th November 2023, 01:29 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	In Jawa we call that style of wrongko "kacir", which means something that is thin/spindly, sticking up. It is a legitimate Madura & East Jawa form, but sometimes people will reshape a broken ladrangan form into this kacir form, expecially if the wood is a prized type of material.