Tenggerese Keris

A. G. Maisey · 28th November 2010, 10:38 PM

Good idea!!

One I had not considered, and in my opinion well worth investigation.

However, it could be a bit difficult to carry out this type of research, as the Tenggerese people are quite a closed community. Yes, they regard themselves as being the inheritors of Majapahit, but by all accounts are very intolerant of outsiders and are totally fixated on money.

I feel it might be more than a little difficult to get close enough to those within the community who really know, and to extract the information.

Then again, maybe this part of the culture has simply been forgotten. I know personally of an example of this.

28th November 2010, 10:38 PM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Good idea!! One I had not considered, and in my opinion well worth investigation. However, it could be a bit difficult to carry out this type of research, as the Tenggerese people are quite a closed community. Yes, they regard themselves as being the inheritors of Majapahit, but by all accounts are very intolerant of outsiders and are totally fixated on money. I feel it might be more than a little difficult to get close enough to those within the community who really know, and to extract the information. Then again, maybe this part of the culture has simply been forgotten. I know personally of an example of this.