Traditonal Heritage

 KERIS JAVA
Instead of the Nickel Titanium
Because the prestige of stone material or rock star fame are not easily obtained, and then people looking for a replacement. Which is widely used as a substitute for stone meteorites are nickel metal fame. Metal replacement material for this prestige has some similarities with the titanium, among others the color is more white than the color of iron. Nickel was also spared from the effects of arsenic, so the prestige of the keris or aji tosan to bright contrast when diwarangi. But that can not be equaled by a nickel titanium is superior heat resistance, high hardness and not easily rust-eaten.

For lovers of keris which is less precise, it will be difficult to distinguish prestige 

of nickel with the prestige of meteorites that contain titanium. But for those who are sensitive and careful, is easy to know by sight and touching it. The sharpness of the surface of the prestige of the meteorite more pronounced than with the prestige of nickel.

Keris TuahAbout what exactly the so-called good luck, it has been discussed several times among the lovers of the keris. The deal about it does not exist. But the theory that started a lot of adopted people is, that the contents of a good keris is a strength that comes from God's blessing. This opinion is the result of several discussions about the contents of the keris Keris organized by the Central Jakarta.Kris blessing contained in it given by God for prayer and petition the professor during the making of keris. Spells are always spoken professor, is actually the composition of a series of prayers that have been formed into a kind of poetry. While the so-called prayer, together with the petition.That is why some communities in the Indonesian people first, always giving offerings to the dagger and tosan aji. They argue, if the offering is forgotten is given, then the guardian spirits of the keris was going mad or away. If you go, maybe there would be no adverse impact on the owner of the keris. But if spirits were up to anger, perhaps can bring disaster.By knowing how the sound of a master craftsman in prayer asking God's blessing for homemade dagger, the keris is not difficult for lovers to understand that a keris dagger is both a blessing or a gift of God's blessing.

Keris is a weapon of the archipelago with wavy shape like a snake or a straight and intricate patterns created by the combination of several types of metals, such as iron, steel, gold, nickel and even meteorites. Kris blade is not made from a cast in a single metal but a mixture of various metal layers. As a result of this manufacturing technique, a dagger has a specific form of prestige on the blade. This way you get the prestige that contain the color white, gray, golden or black.


In traditional Javanese culture, a dagger is not merely regarded as a stabbing weapon that has a unique shape and beauty of prestige, but also as the completeness of spiritual cultures. There is a prevailing assumption among the traditional Javanese said, a man can only be considered complete if he already has five symbolic elements: suspicious, horse, homeless, women, kukila.

  Suspicious, literally meaning dagger, symbolic meaning is maturity, courage and virility. A traditional Javanese man, must be resilient and able to protect themselves, their families or to defend the country. Perlambangnya is kris.Horse means a horse or vehicle (symbol of today is a motorcycle or car)Wisma is homeWomen in particular the meaning of wifeKukila literally means bird. Symbolic meaning of birds here, for a traditional Javanese man, he should be able to process, capture and enjoy the beauty and exercise-art.

 At the time of the kingdoms in the past, the highest token value is kris. The most precious gift of a King of Java to its officers or servants, is the dagger. In its development, a dagger in the environment can be a symbol of royal rank. Keris a King, of course different from the keris subordinate officers or servants in the palace. Not only kerisnya blades are different, but also the details of a complete jewelry and furniture was different.

Gradations of rank of the owner of the keris, can also be traced from the sheath that encase or wrap a keris. Warangka a King, of course different from the sheath subordinates. When a knight, presumably if the right is the sheath sheath worn with syllables (model) kasatriyan. Royal officials, wearing sheath Duchy. There are more than 25 variants warangka Java in the past that could be an indicator of rank owners. Even the area of ​​origin can be traced from warangkanya, whether the owner of people from Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Banyumas, East Java, Madura, or Bali.

 One of the unique dagger is his strength on the details. Almost every detail is attached to the dagger, both in blade, sheath and all the furniture could be a symbol. From engraving or any dagger handles, in the past, people could view the degree and rank. Varian also carved Javanese, like the sheath, there are different kinds of variants. Divided into two broad outline-style: Surakarta and Yogyakarta. Beyond that, of course there's more other style sheath or carved out of Java such as: Madura, Bali, Lombok, Sulawesi, Sumatra.