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Keris bahari

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Keris Bahari
Keris bahari of keris alang type.
Type Kris
Place of origin Indonesia ( Sumatra )
Service history
Used by Malays (ethnic group)
Specifications
Length overall length: approx. 58?66 cm (23?26 in)
Blade  type Straight double edged
Hilt  type Wood, ivory
Scabbard / sheath Wood

A Keris Bahari (or "Bahari kris") is a long version of a kris dagger mainly used in Sumatra . [1] It is also called Keris panjang (meaning, "Long kris"). [2] Keris bahari is dubbed by European people as "Sumatran rapier kris" or "execution kris". [3]

History [ edit ]

Keris bahari evolved from the original kris, which is a dagger. As men fought, they needed a weapon with greater reach, and kris became longer and heavier. Two forms then evolved: The first is rapier kris (keris bahari), and the second is broadsword kris ( sundang ). Because the blade became longer, the handle had to be straightened to balance it. [1]

Description [ edit ]

The hilt of keris bahari is made of horn , sometimes of silver and fish ivory , usually beautifully carved. [4] The shape of the hilt is straight or slightly curving at the end. [1] [5] The sheath tip is usually rounded, but if cased in silver it often has square tip. [6] The blade of keris bahari is long and narrow. [7] Keris bahari is classified to 3 type depending on the length: The longest is called keris panjang, the medium keris alang, and the shortest, keris pendek. [3]

Execution by kris [ edit ]

The execution by kris is called hukuman salang . Salang is synonymous with keris panjang. [8] The executioner made the victim to squat then drove the keris panjang from certain spot inside his collar bone down to the heart. [9]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c Gardner (1936). p. 8.
  2. ^ Gardner (1936). p. 35.
  3. ^ a b Gardner (1936). p. 37
  4. ^ Gardner (1936). p. 25.
  5. ^ Gardner (1936). p. 31.
  6. ^ Gardner (1936). p. 29.
  7. ^ Gardner (1936). p. 133.
  8. ^ "Arti kata salang - Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Online" . kbbi.web.id . Retrieved 2020-08-29 .
  9. ^ Gardner (1936). p. 37.

Further reading [ edit ]

  • Gardner, G. B. (1936). Keris and Other Malay Weapons. Singapore: Progressive Publishing Company.


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