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Keris Pusaka

Keris is a sharp weapon of the dagger from the Javanese tribe that has a variety of cultural functions known in the western and central archipelago. The shape is distinctive and easily distinguished from other sharp weapons because it is not symmetrical in the base that dilates, often the blades are winding, and many of them have a prestige (damascene), which is seen the fibers of the metal layer on the blades.