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A Bugis-typed Keris from Kelantan. The Bugis keris, originating from South Sulawesi and extending to the Malay Peninsula, southern Sumatra and the Riau-Lingga archipelago, is a distinctive dagger known for its unique blade and hilt designs. Primarily forged for self-defense and combat, these krises are recognized for their thicker and heavier ...
Another important sword owned by the Bugis is the Keris, also known as Tappi. It has some minor different features in contrast to the Javanese Keris; however, the Bugis Keris is noted to bear a closer anatomical resembles with the Malay-version of the dagger, the item potentially being introduced by the Malays to the people of South Sulawesi.
Bugis (Kampong Bugis in Malay) is an area in Singapore that covers Bugis Street, now located within the Bugis Junction shopping mall. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Bugis Street was renowned internationally from the 1950s to the 1980s for its nightly gathering of transvestites and transsexuals , a phenomenon which made it one of Singapore's most notable ...
The Bugis Museum (Malay: Muzium Bugis), formerly known as the Bugis Heritage is a museum established in 1982 dedicated to the Bugis people in Pontian District, Johor, Malaysia. [1] It is the first Bugis museum in Malaysia and there are around 2,000 artifacts displayed inside, such as weapons, clothes, old coins, jewellery and pictures.
The Bugis is a book written by Christian Pelras about the Bugis people produced in 1996 and published in the United States in 1997 by Blackwell Publishing. [1] It is the first book ever to describe the history of the Bugis ranging from their origins 40,000 years ago to the present.
Malayan United Industries Berhad (MUI; MYX: 3891) is a Malaysian holding company. It was founded in 1960, and owned by Khoo Kay Peng . The main businesses of the group includes retailing, hotels, food and confectionery, financial services, property, travel and tourism.
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Seni Gayong originated among the Bugis people of Sulawesi in Indonesia and was called Silat Sendi Harimau. Literally meaning "tiger joint silat", the system utilised the tiger claw technique to lock opponents' joints. The Bugis prince Daeng Kuning, descended from a long line of warriors, brought the style to the Malay Peninsula in the 1800s.