Kampung Serangan

Visiting Kampong Serangan will make you admire the majesty of the keris, the traditional weapons as well as a craft that has been recognized worldwide as one of the greatest cultures. You can view the activities of the penatah keris, a profession which is so important in making keris but sometimes forgotten because many people are too admire the masters of the manufacturer.

Kampung Serangan can be reached by walking west from the intersection of Grand Post Office, or turn left when you walk from Malioboro. You'll get to this village after spending two traffic light and turn left on an alley located behind the terminal attack complex. You can use a taxi or bus line 9 and 12 if you do not have a personal vehicle.

When you've reached the home of the penatah kris, you can see directly the process decorate keris with carvings and various trinkets. Decorating process usually begins by melting the raw materials used to decorate that can be either silver or gold. Furthermore, the smelter is placed on the surface of the dagger and carved to fit the desired motif.

Before penatahan starts, the base of the asphalt material in advance so that the dagger can stick burnt. This needs to be done because the process of carving or create a decoration for one dagger could take up to two months. Penatahan then performed in a unique way, using only the tools that are very traditional, a hammer and chisel with a set of nails of various forms.

The penatah usually decorate keris with motih decoration developed in the heyday kingdom of Java, the Majapahit empire began to Mataram. Motifs that are widely used among other flowers motif that symbolizes the glory of a kingdom until long dragon motif that symbolizes the ability to expand the colonies. Until now, no new innovation from the penatah motive.

In addition to using only simple tools, the process of carving dagger was also not preceded by the process of drawing a pattern on the surface of the keris. The penatah only based on sketch drawing made on paper. Of course this is because a separate severity penatahan process is also not giving a chance for one. Once it made a mistake, a dagger that is so precious could be of no value anymore.

In addition to observing the process of carving, you can also order a dagger with a garnish as desired. You can carry a keris that has been belongs to or order a dagger decorated well decorated. Sure to get a good quality decoration, you have to pay for it with equal value. To order one of the simplest decorative dagger with gold raw materials, you must spend a minimum of 10 million rupiah.

Although expensive, you will not be disappointed with the results. Results inlay the penatah dagger in the village has been known to attack the quality is up to foreign countries. Kris inlay Prawirodiprojo for example, up to now have been penetrating the market of Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and America. If the order, which required only patience, because you must be willing to wait months until the order reaches you as cultivating a long time.

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