KERIS DAPUR

The dapur is the shape and outline of the blade. The dapur is defined by the ricikan and the number of luk (waves).  The number of luk is always odd and normally with a maximum of thirteen. Keris with more than thirteen luk are abnormal, some are made to attract the tourists, but some are made for "abnormal" people with special physical or mental characteristics. To count the luk, one must start at the first concave part at the base of the blade, just below the ganja. 

There are thousands of various dapur, they will vary from Empu to Empu, but we will try classify the most commons dapur according to the number of luk and the ricikan. The following table should help in identifying some of the dapur with their main characteristics and a hyperlink to Keris from our collection.

0

 Y

 Y

Y 

Pasopati

 Y

 Y

 Y pogok

 Y

Ron Teki

Y 

Pendawa

Pendawa Cinarita

Y

Carang Soka

9

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Carita

11 

Y

Sengkelat

Sangkelat

13

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Kalawija

>13

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y