Forging a Keris by Sesajen
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Only a few traditional empu exist, most of them having been replaced by new keris makers who no longer follow the old way of forging.
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DJENO Harum Brodjo lives in a remote village at Kelurahan Sumberagung, Kabupaten Sleman in Yogyakarta. The 77-year-old may be physically frail, but let him talk about keris, suddenly he would come alive with stories about the traditional weapon of combat now considered more of a talisman. Djeno, who claimed to be the 15th generation descendant of Kyai Empu Tumenggung Supodiryo of the Majapahit period, is the only living empu (keris maker) of the
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