A KRIS with a beras wutuh pamor crafted by KRT Subandi is kept safely at the home of 42-year-old Rasjid Arifin in the Tomang area of West Jakarta. This is a weapon of great power. “The pamor on its blade was crafted from a Gibeon meteorite. So it is of extraordinary value,” he explains.

This private-sector employee who has been collecting krises since 2008 is one of the many collectors who like to hunt for meteorites themselves to use in the