German Collector Buy Banjar Keris

Soultan Banjar Prince H Khairul Saleh seing keris Banjar

Hundreds of keris from various regions in Indonesia exhibited in a series of milad Sultanate of Banjar to 507 in the building Dekranasda Martapura, Banjar regency began on 6 to 10 december 2011.Some keris collectors of the various kingdoms or sultanates throughout Indonesia including Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Jakarta, Martapura, Banjarbaru and collectors from other areas. Not only featuring kris kris-usual, the collectors also show the results kris dagger collection of hundreds of years old.Enthusiastic visitors itself is extraordinary to visit this exhibition tosan aji, as evidenced by not only local residents who visit the exhibition on the day and even had a chance to be visited by foreign tourists.One visitor from the German state of keris exhibition named Francisco, had purchased one dagger to be used as a souvenir to be brought into the country. Francisco, or who is familiarly called this chiko, pleaded interested in Indonesian culture and tradition, especially heirloom kris are made using traditional tools.Meanwhile Agus, one dagger collector from Surabaya who also participated in the exhibition showcased keris tosan aji admitted what he did is one way to preserve the unique heritage objects Indonesia so as not to be stolen or admitted to another country.The exhibition also showcased kris kris kris-unique, one dagger that looks like cork or fishing gear that disering called Banjar society with iwak haruan.If the dagger is usually made with a straight line but the dagger kind of typical Pacific Islands South Kalimantan is actually made groove serrated tooth fish miri with cork.Kris jagged tooth-like fish haruan is forged using a human finger, other than dagger-like teeth serrations haruan fish, which adds to the more unique because of engraving plus kaning warik or monkeys in the upper forehead kris.Iwan owner of this unique belitung kris dagger belitung admitted that on display if this is a typical dagger Banjar Sultanate more than 300 years old. "Kris is about 300 years old, so this dagger hereditary legacy of ancestors that must be preserved," he said.