Metals Craft

BRASS/COPPERWARE

Made of alloy of cooper and zinc. Brass and copperware remain as a part of Malaysia's traditional legacy. Brass craft in Malaysia has been in existence since 500 B.C during the Dong Son period, an age of emerging metal prowess. It is believed that immigrants from Southern China brought along their skills and resided in the East Coast of the Peninsular, Superb brass and copperware items, ranging from traditional designs to more contemporary ones are still produced in Terengganu and Kelantan.






KERIS

The keris, a form of double-edged dagger, indigenous to Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Southern Thailand and the Southern Philippines. The term of Keris had a Javanese origin, although the etymology is uncertain. Keris is synonymous with the Malay culture and way of life, and become a royal sovereign symbol. In the Malaysian royal courts, the Kris is still used as a status symbol and sovereignty of the state, particularly as ceremonial dress. It is also used during installation ceremonials of a King and became a royal regalia.