{"product_id":"vintage-wooden-dagger-holder-set-of-2-java-calendar-carving","title":"Vintage Wooden Dagger Holder for Coconut Harvester (Set of 2) with Javanese Calendar Carving | DG1502","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eImportant Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" style=\"color: #000000; --darkreader-inline-color: var(--darkreader-text-000000, #dcdbd8);\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; --darkreader-inline-color: var(--darkreader-text-000000, #dcdbd8);\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePricing \u0026amp; customs: \u003c\/strong\u003ethe listed price excludes any sales tax and import costs. The buyer is responsible for the additional duties or taxes that may incur. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" style=\"color: #000000; --darkreader-inline-color: var(--darkreader-text-000000, #dcdbd8);\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; --darkreader-inline-color: var(--darkreader-text-000000, #dcdbd8);\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong\u003evintage item\u003c\/strong\u003e, some signs of use are to be expected. Please look at the photos carefully before purchasing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" style=\"color: #000000; --darkreader-inline-color: var(--darkreader-text-000000, #dcdbd8);\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; --darkreader-inline-color: var(--darkreader-text-000000, #dcdbd8);\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"\u003eThese items are meant as decoration only.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e2 wooden dagger\/knife holders (knife is not included, for illustrative purpose only) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eOnly one of the dagger holder contains the traditional calendar carving. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout the Dagger Holder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong before commercial tool belts existed, Javanese coconut harvesters solved a simple, dangerous problem: how do you keep a blade secured at your hip while climbing a bare palm trunk fifteen meters in the air? Their answer was a wooden sheath for securing the dagger, tied on the waist like a belt, so both hands stayed completely free to climb. In Central and East Java, this piece of gear goes by a few regional names — \u003cem\u003eeklek\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ecangklek\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ekaplek.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat sets this pair apart is the second piece: its reverse is carved with a traditional calendar motif, the kind farmers once used to track the sun's position through the year and plan planting and harvest around it. A piece like this would likely have belonged to a farmer who needed more than a blade sheath at his hip; he needed a portable reference to the season itself, carried into the field along with his tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWhy Farmers Carved Time Into Their Tools\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong before printed calendars reached rural Java, farming communities tracked this through \u003cem\u003ePranata Mangsa\u003c\/em\u003e, a solar-based seasonal calendar built entirely on direct observation of the sun's path, weather shifts, and natural signs. It divided the year into named periods, each tied to a specific stage of the agricultural cycle. That practical need is what likely explains a piece like this one: a working farmer's calendar, hand-carved into an object he already had to wear every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis Item is Perfect for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-sourcepos=\"55:1-55:51;6816-6866\" class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eCollectors of Asian and Southeast Asian antiques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sourcepos=\"56:1-56:94;6867-6960\" class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eShoppers looking for a unique, genuinely vintage object \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sourcepos=\"57:1-57:49;6961-7009\" class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eCollectors of Indonesian and Javanese folk art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sourcepos=\"58:1-58:93;7010-7102\" class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eGift-buyers shopping for people who collect knives, blades, sheaths, or edged-tool history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sourcepos=\"59:1-59:99;7103-7201\" class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAirbnb, boutique hotels, and resorts sourcing authentic Southeast Asian folk pieces for display\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sourcepos=\"60:1-60:105;7202-7306\" class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eInterior stylists  looking for a pair of wall-mounted object with story\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sourcepos=\"62:1-62:104;7408-7511\" class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eCollectors building out a curated collection of traditional working tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sourcepos=\"62:1-62:104;7408-7511\" class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eGift-buyers shopping for a matched pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sourcepos=\"62:1-62:104;7408-7511\" class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eEnthusiasts of traditional calendars and folk timekeeping systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BALIenJAVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44463083618392,"sku":null,"price":82.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/0147\/3624\/files\/vintage-wooden-dagger-holder-set-of-2-southeast-asian-folk-art-image-01.webp?v=1785049432","url":"https:\/\/www.balienjava.com\/products\/vintage-wooden-dagger-holder-set-of-2-java-calendar-carving","provider":"BALIenJAVA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}