Modern interpretations of traditional design?

David · 4th September 2008, 04:44 AM

Just to play devil's advocate, when we talk about pakem we are really only talking about Javanese keris. Certainly there are many keris that have been made in other parts of Indonesia that fall well outside of the pakem of any Javanese kraton. How strict are the parameters surrounding the keris of Bali, Lombok, Sumatra (yes parts of Sumatra did indeed follow Javanese pakem for a time), Sulawesi, Malaysia and Thailand. Did any authority set a "pakem" for the keris from these places?

4th September 2008, 04:44 AM	#8
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,219	Just to play devil's advocate, when we talk about pakem we are really only talking about Javanese keris. Certainly there are many keris that have been made in other parts of Indonesia that fall well outside of the pakem of any Javanese kraton. How strict are the parameters surrounding the keris of Bali, Lombok, Sumatra (yes parts of Sumatra did indeed follow Javanese pakem for a time), Sulawesi, Malaysia and Thailand. Did any authority set a "pakem" for the keris from these places?