Keris Keris is a javanese dagger as someone's defense attribute. They also used to treat it as heirloom from a father to his son.
Some people believe that keris has a spiritual power in it.
In Java, people put his keris at the back. They believe that they do not have to show their power to anybody. Someone who has expertise is called an empu. Empu Djeno is the only left maker in Yogya. He is a seventh generation of Sultanate empu .