KERIS

A Javanese (right) with dagger scabbard (sheath). The keris is a dagger stabbing weapon group (pointed and sharp on both sides) with a function known in the local culture of many western and central islands. The shape is distinctive and easily distinguished from other sharp weapons because it is not symmetrical at the base of the knife, enlarging often tortuous, and many of them have the prestige (Damascus), a bright metal knife blade stroke. Piercing type weapon that has similarities with the dagger is badik.

In the past kris serves as a weapon in a duel / war,  and also as an object complement offerings. In contemporary usage, a dagger is more than a body accessory (ageman) in clothes, has a number of cultural symbols, or a respectable collection of objects in terms of aesthetics.

Use of kris spread on local residents who never affected by the Majapahit, such as Java, Madura, Nusa Tenggara, Sumatra, Kalimantan coast, part of Sulawesi, the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand and southern Philippines (Mindanao). Keris Mindanao known as boring. Keris in each region has its own uniqueness in appearance, function, filmed techniques, and terminology.

Keris Indonesia has been listed in UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage of Man-of cigarettes since 2005.