Snake for sale.....

Snake for sale.......

Yes….you did not wrong read the title above.

Come home from the house of Mr DJIWO DIHARJO the manufacturer of the kris, we passed the Gemblangan area, Timbul Harjo, Sewon, Bantul, Yogyakarta. The area that still many paddy-fields in left-right this road, evidently one of his residents, Mr Purwo Gareng there are those that had the trade business in the snake. All the snake sorts!

There was the cobra snake (Naja sputatrix), Sanca (Python), and still many others. Apart from selling the living snake, they also sold various product sorts from the snake, like bile, skin, meat, snake oil, et cetera. His price was varying enough. Depended the snake kind and the measurement of this snake body. I and my friend, finally had bought up five snakes at the same time! With the price of the Rp150,000 or be equal to US$ 15.00. One of them various python. Because I liked the colour of his skin. His plan will be maintained by me. The other snake, according to my friend will be very lovely if being used to eat dinner...... (for some people, meat, blood and snake bile could cure several illness kinds. For me that was very frightening.....!:D)

You were interested? Please contact the address in the beginning of this article.

Phone contact : (+62)274 6993751

Please looked around the photograph was supervised this:

Python Skin:

Had 4 m long!

My friend with snake :

I'm with my little python:

The Kris

The kris. Was the traditional weapon the available community in Indonesia. Various forms and the measurement from the kris. Depended on the area of which kris came. In Yogyakarta personally, the kris had various forms, carved, and the need. In the period beforehand, the kris was the obligatory weapon of the knight in the Javanese island, Yogyakarta especially. At this time the kris more was a tradition that must be conserved. The use of the kris usually in with in the certain agendas. For example the wedding day. The kris was used as fashion accessories, for the man. Because of the kris also was symbol from a man.

The kris was made from the Iron mixture, steel, and the "Pamor". This last material, really was difficult very much in found. Not only in Indonesia, even this material really was difficult to be met in this earth. What was the "pamor"? According to the expert in the kris; Mr DJIWO DIHARJO, the pamor was material that came from the meteor stone that fell to the earth. The use from this "pamor" to give the motive in blade of kris. There were plenty of motives from this "pamor". Depended from how the manufacturer of the kris, mixed the three material kinds.

Apart from the kris personally, there was the other part of the decisive kris beauty from the kris. That is the place/the sarong and the grip from the kris personally. His material usually from wood that was covered metal that generally copper. Afterwards did not forget to be given carved. Carved from "warangka" or the place/the kris sarong then, there was various things. Apart from wood, the place/this kris sarong could be made from the other material. Tusks, for example.

You were intrested having the kris? If visiting to Yogyakarta you could visit the house of Mr DJIWO DIHARJO in Banyusumurup, Girirejo, Imogiri, Bantul, Yogyakarta. Or you could visit at Pasar seni Gabusan Los 15 Kav 3 (Gabusan Art Market). Phone : +6281 227 49019

Picture of kris's grip

Making of the kris sarong :

Making carved:







































Kris's Pamor (motive)












































Mr. DJIWO DIHARJO with his kris

Manding

You have come to Yogyakarta? Already visited to Manding? Yes... Manding was a vernacular name on the south of the Yogyakarta city, his distance approximately reached 20 Km the direction to the Parangtritis coast. There you could find shops that sold various diligence that had standard material from cattle skin. The bag, the jacket, shoes, sandals, et cetera could be found by you in Manding. And tried to be compared by you his price with in the shop, if you have bought a skin jacket in Manding! You were definitely startled, because of the price in Manding far more cheaper...! His quality how is it going? Did not lose with that was sold in the shop. Compared then!