Sepuh or ipuh in a keris

[David]

Gustav, i never said that Minangkabau culture was not a part of Malay culture. I said it was distinctly different from other Malay cultures of the Peninsula. You have already noted the language differences, a distinct indicator of cultures. I might also note that Minangkabau is notably a matriarchal society (Adat perpatih). I believe this is also true of the pockets of Minangkabau culture that settled on the Peninsula in Negeri Sembilan, but can it be said of the majority of Malay culture? The Minangkabau also brought with them distinct dances and cuisine, also distinct indicators of culture. I am sure that aspects of their keris culture are also distinct from other Malay cultures.
So again, my statements were an attempt to establish whether or not keris selit were a part of Minangkabau keris culture since Oracle brought the question of whether this was keris might be a keris selit given the size.