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The heroine Tjut Meutia (“choot MOOT-yah”) used one of these objects shaped like the Basmala. Empus (“um-POO’s”) can laminate these objects with an undulating dapur in over 100 pamor patterns. The clown Semar owns a “magic” kind of these objects similar to a cursed one that Gandring (-5[1])made for Ken Arok. (10[1])These objects name “broken” and “victory” batik motifs reserved for noble sarongs in Solo. King Willem-Alexander returned an asymmetric gold one owned by Prince Diponegoro. The UMNO (-5[1])(“UM-no”) wields these objects as a symbol of Malay supremacy. The Katipunan (“kah-tee-POO-nan”) held blindfolded initiations with these objects, which include flippable balisongs (10[3])that rotate (10[3])around the tang. (10[1])Rangda (10[1]-5[1])casts a spell so men poison themselves (10[1])with these objects, (10[1])but Barong (-5[1])protects them, in a Balinese dance. For 10 points, what objects (10[1])include the Indonesian kris (10[2])and the (10[1])Filipino (10[1])bolo (10[1])and “butterfly”? ■END■ (10[6]0[2])

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