Not really, the smith working in iron is a magician, a wizard, who can take sand and turn it into something else, something with a soul. He is closely associated with the concept of death and rebirth. In a farming society in particular he is almost on a direct line to the Gods.
However, bronze keris are rare and an old bronze keris was very probably used in blood sacrifice.
New or recent bronze keris are made by re-cycling damaged gamelan instruments.
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