Original Indonesian Culture

Keris is a genuine culture of Indonesia. Although the ancestors of the Indonesian people are Hindu and Buddhist, have never found evidence that the culture of the keris originated from India or other countries. If at the temples on the island of Java found relief (relief) which describes the shape of the keris weapon, then at temples in India or another country that never existed.
Even the precious weapon, was never there in the history of Indian culture. A similar form of weapon with the keris was never there in the country.
Some Westerners writing the book mentions that in Persia (now Iran) had also been a precious gun culture that is similar to Indonesian kris. Some types of ancient weapons made in Iran are decorated with some kind of gold painting on the surface of the blade. Decorative technique that images on the blade is done by the scratch groove, so that the blade cuts and scratches in the plot were inserted gold metal flakes. So the technique used is inlay, which is called Java sinarasah term. But this does not belong sinarasah real fame. Because fame is the decoration on the blade surface that occur due to the formation of layers of different metals, namely iron and titanium. Blackened iron, silver titaniumnya. Ancient weapons are Persian (Parsi) is not metal-plated, but merely made of steel.
In Indonesia, the kris is better than precious generally also decorated with gold, silver, diamonds, diamonds and other precious stones. These ornaments are made in recognition of the owner of the keris. Or can be a gift from the king for services keris owner. Decoration on a keris that has the highest value is given when kris kinatah it. Surface of a keris carved or etched to form a bas-relief (relief) and then overlaid with gold. Sometimes there is still added with diamond diamond ornaments. If kinatah closed one-third or more blades, called kinatah kamarugan. Kinatah motif types are manifold.