DAPUR

Dapur

Apart from these distinctive features, the keris comes in
all shapes and sizes imaginable. The Indonesian term for the
shape of the blade is "Dapur". At last count, there are about
145 listed and identified Dapur. This doesn't include the variations
in-between. While the conventional view of a keris is that it is 
wavy, straight blades abound. The waves or "lok" are
always odd in number when counted in the traditional way; the
first lok starts above the picitan, and the second on the alternate side
of the blade and on and on till the tip. Some of the common dapur 
are  Sempana  (7 lok) or Sangkelat (13 lok). Some blades, 
have a lion or singa, snake or naga, or a praying man or pendita
instead of having a kembang kacang. The names of the dapur of
these blades follow the motive they have like Singabarong 
or Nagasasra.

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1.  The Keris - Forward & Contents

2.  The Keris - An Introduction

3.  The Blade

4.  Details of the Blade

5.  Dapur

6.  Pamor

7.  Pamor Types

8. The Hilt, Sheath and Other Fittings

9.  The Hilt

10.  The Hilt Rings

11. The Sheath

12. The Mystical Aspect

13. Why I like the Keris...A technical and Cultural View

14. References

GALLERY

LINKS

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THE Friends' Gallery

If you want to talk keris mail me at :
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