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So Keris Indonesia World Heritage


Organizations in education and culture body UNESCO or the United Nations, Indonesia reinforces keris as cultural heritage monument belonging to all nations in the world.

"The world now recognizes the existence of the Indonesian kris, and get the international award and it encourages us to collect hundreds of heirloom keris," said the manager as well as founder of the Neka Museum, Ubud art village, Gianyar, Pande Wayan Suteja Neka, Sunday.

He said, a number of countries, such as Singapore, Brunei Darussalam and the Philippines have been struggling, but until now has not been successfully reinforces kerisnya to get recognition from the international world.

Keris Indonesia, including Bali obtain recognition as a world heritage monument, and it is encouraging for the keris as a museum collection has dirintisnya since 27 years ago.

Until now the museum succeeded in adding a collection of keris 272, 312 in addition to painting and sculpture collection.

Additional 272 keris is a result of a strict selection process conducted by experts and combatant keris Indonesia, Ir. Haryono Haryoguritno and Sukoyo Hadi Nagoro (MPU and Specialists keris) from hundreds of the keris dikumpulkannya since 40 years ago.

Suteja Neka explains, the keris is a weapon which is very traditional role in the life of man on the days of old until now.

Habits using the keris as a weapon of weapons, objects and the completeness of intestate religious ceremony was be entrenched in the life of Indonesian people, especially the Hindus in Bali.

"Keris museum collection that was made because the elements of beauty and art, not because the make," said Suteja Neka.

He is the heir to one of the tools of war, especially the keris be lucky, even leluhurnya Pande Pan Nedeng MPU Keris is from the Kingdom of Peliatan-Ubud during King Peliatan to-3, Ida Dewa Agung Djelantik who occupied the throne in the 19th century (1823-1845).

Pande Wayan Neka (1917-1980), father Pande Wayan Suteja Neka statue known as the artist works with a unique and quality, among other garuda statue that is made at three meters for the New York World Fair, United States (1964).

Through the Neka Museum dirintis 27 years ago is expected to preserve and develop the keris as a masterpiece of existence has now recognized the world, please suteja Neka.

Bali for the community, the keris is considered sacred. Objects that have a lot of curvature in the pinggirnya is seen as objects and inheritance Pamungkas weapon of war in the region. In fact, the keris represents the spirit of resistance to evil through the protective deities.

Historically, the keris Bali is part of the residual power of the Kingdom of Majapahit. Perhaps, the influence of Majapahit culture is very strong so that tools such as war keris adopted by the kingdoms on the island of Dewata. The philosophical, keris Bali is seen as the omen of the teachings of Hindu religious life. In fact, they have a particular day to pray when caring akan purity of keris own inheritance. Keris is also seen as objects that have aesthetic in people's lives there. Up to now kris even omen still seen as a symbol of power and strength.

Typically, the Hindu heritage that save keris Bali determine cleaning based on the rotation of the earth months. While the determination of day ritual washing is adjusted to the dismantling ancient Hindu Bali. Treatment of the keris is also sacred. His keris have considered magical power. They believe the keris is a manifestation of the spirit of the ancestors. Usually, such a keris Keris called Tayuhan, which pembuatannya be luck rather than its natural beauty, the selection of iron, and the pamornya. Keris such usually wingit, haunted, exude prestige and sometimes frightening. Therefore, some people take pains Bali willing to simply be lucky to get the keris.