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Title
Keeping the art of keris making alive
Description
Keris-making is an ancient art, going back to the ninth century and it remains a very important component of Malay history, tradition and culture.
Sadly, the art form as well as the keris-making trade is slowly disappearing as most of the masters in the field are no more or are ageing.
Sadly, the art form as well as the keris-making trade is slowly disappearing as most of the masters in the field are no more or are ageing.
Creator
Wani Mutiah
Source
Wani Mutiah (01 December2022). Keeping the art of keris making alive. The Star. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/12/01/keeping-the-art-of-keris-making-alive
Publisher
The Star
Date
01 December2022
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In 2018, the Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor (YRMS) found that there were fewer than 10 keris-makers alive today in Malaysia.
Realising the need to preserve the art and skill, YRMS started training three young men under its “Talent for The World” training series.
“With the three new young keris-makers, the YRMS has initiated the sustainability of the art of keris-making,’’ said board of trustees chairman Raja Tan Sri Arshad Raja Tun Uda.
Realising the need to preserve the art and skill, YRMS started training three young men under its “Talent for The World” training series.
“With the three new young keris-makers, the YRMS has initiated the sustainability of the art of keris-making,’’ said board of trustees chairman Raja Tan Sri Arshad Raja Tun Uda.