The keris or kris is a dagger famous for its wavy blade, although some do have straight blades. Keris can be found in those parts of Southeast Asia infused with Malay culture (southern Thailand, southern Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia), but are most often associated with Indonesia and particularly Java and Bali. This rich tradition was the focus of the book launch ““Balinese Keris. Metal, Masculinity, Magic” on 14 July 2019 at 5 PM at SEA Junction.
Photo by Tipakson Manpati
Event poster
The book launch wasabout to happen
Chairs were set up andready for the book launch
Sign in time
Garrette Kam began withthe Javanese Keris dance
Dance of Javanese Keris
Dance of Javanese Keris
The pictures shownKeris that were made with
iron in a curvy shape
The Keris is worn in the back
Young boy dancing withthe Keris for the first time
A ceremony in Bali wherewomen also involved
with Keris dancing
Shows the demon shakingthe tree with daggers that
fall on soul of lazy people
in the underworld
Shows man who shownKeris to the demon who has
record of human karma
in ones’ previous life
The Keris put on shineto prevent demon
Dance of Ramayana with Keris
Participants focused onKarrett’s talk
Karrett shown male dancingof Keris
Q & A session
Q & A session
Q & A session
A participant bought theKeris book