Kujang (weapon)

The Kudi, even bathing Garang - Beusi, Badi gangang - Beusi, Kodhik, Koedi, Koedjang, Kudik, Tjundrik or Kujang, is a knife from Java.

Description

The Kudi has a single-edged, pointed, irregular blade. The blades have not yet midrib hollow ground. They are often (similar to Damascus steel ) made ​​of pamor steel. The blades are provided with some versions with multiple through holes that are left empty or filled with copper rivets. The knives come in many variations, which vary in length, facilities and blade shape. The inhabitants of Sumatra write the blades magical abilities. They are by medicine men ( indon. Pawang ) worn as a sign of their power. The Kudi were made at various times. The older blade shapes are shorter, the newer longer and are still produced today. The lengths vary from the size of a normal diameter to the size of a machete. Some shapes have similarity with an ax, others take the form of a stylized bird's head ( Kudi Peksi ), a snake head ( Kudi Naga Antaboga ), a monkey head ( Kudi Bedes ) or a wayang figure ( Kudhi - wayang ). The Kudi have no sheaths. They are used today in the martial art Silat.