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Old 2nd September 2007, 05:37 AM   #8
Alam Shah
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Well, the dress is fancy and valuable, being of ivory and gold, but i am afraid the blade leaves me a bit cold. It certainly isn't a traditional keris. Does anyone know the purpose of such a thing?
What is a traditional keris?

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Antonio, the hilt is known a Jawa Deman, literally the "feverish Jawanese" and is a stylised image of a figure bent forward with his arm across his belly as if ill...
Is that what the stance symbolizes?
Why is it known as a Jawa Demam?

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