Abstract
The current article examined some issues on�Kris, a traditional weapon of Indonesia as a high cultural heritage, which is up to now still preserved with all of its manifestations. A Kris may be viewed from its definition, magical charms, parts, elements, maintenance, symbolic values, philosophical meanings, production periods and legendary preservation. Ethnolinguistic investigation revealed that Kris has significantly contributed to the lexical domain, hereinafter referred to as Kris Registers. There are a lot of registers related to its entity, which are of great difficulty for lay people to understand, except those who are really involved in the world of Kris, such as Kris masters (makers), parapsychologist, antiques collectors, cultural researchers to mention only a few. A cultural fact has been identified�that it is the owners� ways of life in addition to their personal characteristics. One important recommendation of Kris with its all manifestations is that it has to be preserved as an asset of high cultural values through one person one Kris program.
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IntroductionA traditional weapon of Indonesia: Preserved-lingering issues of facts
Introduction toKris, a traditional weapon of Indonesia: Preserved-lingering issues of factsReceived: 28 May 2020Revised: 18 June 2021Accepted: 29 July 2021Published: 31 August 2021 AbstractThe current article examined some issues on Kris, a traditional weapon of Indonesia as a high cultural heritage, which is up to now still preserved with all of its manifestations
Kris is Indonesia’s oral and intangible heritage of humanity that has to be well preserved as the national identity of Nusantara (Indonesia) to represent the people and their intellectual and civilization development
Summary
A traditional weapon of Indonesia: Preserved-lingering issues of facts. The current article examined some issues on Kris, a traditional weapon of Indonesia as a high cultural heritage, which is up to now still preserved with all of its manifestations. One important recommendation of Kris with its all manifestations is that it has to be preserved as an asset of high cultural values through one person one Kris program. For example, people of the former generation were historically recorded as using kris (daggers), spears, javelins, arrows, each of which to kill or injure animal hunts or even among human-beings in contestation of power, wealth, and women (Erdal & Gucuyener, 2021; Pidada, 2021). Historically speaking, it was all about “Warangan”, a kind of poison, polished onto the weapons of whatever types. Introduction to Kris, a traditional weapon of Indonesia: Preserved-lingering issues of facts. It is important to note that warangan producers with various levels of malignancy, usually produce an antidote to help treat or cure the victims
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