INFOKU, BLORA - The era of Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms in the archipelago, especially in Java, left various traces.
One of them is the legacy of artifacts and ancient gold jewelry, so it is considered a treasure of great value, such as in Blora.
Reported by several media, one of these treasures is located around Kutukan Village, Randublantung District, Blora Regency, Central Java.
Previously, the village was the Bedede Kutukan area during the Hindu-Buddhist Kingdom era and until now, it is still believed that there is treasure hidden in these ancient residential areas.
Apart from that, in that area there are also many ancient tombs which are no longer in use, because they are hundreds of years old.
In fact, it could be said that its condition is now level with the surrounding land.
Until now, the existence of this ancient tomb is being sought by many people, from residents of Blora Regency itself and from outside Blora, such as Grobogan and its surroundings.
The motive is the same, namely hunting for ancient objects, gold jewelry and treasures that have high historical and economic value.
From several opinions in the community, it is explained that in the southern part of Blora Regency, such as Kradengan, Randublatung and Jati Districts, there are many remains of past human settlements.
Local residents often find historical objects from the Hindu-Buddhist era, such as tablelek swords in ancient graves and if they are lucky, some residents also find gold from the depths of the graves.
Meanwhile, one of the community leaders of South Blora, Supardi Surodijoyo, at that time revealed that hunters of Hindu-Buddhist era relics were based on ancient burial points by finding fragments of ancient pottery.
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So it is very likely that underneath there is an ancient tomb from the Hindu-Buddhist era, where at that time, every time there was a burial, the corpse was always decorated with jewelry.
Supardi also said that the remains of ancient tombs have different types, influenced by the social level that a person had during his lifetime.
He is one of the hunters of ancient relics.
Usually, he gets jewelry which is found on the ears, nose, genitals, arms and legs of the corpse.
Even though it is widely hunted, many Blora residents are hunting for this treasure to be used as a historical education medium in the self-help museum.
Treasure of the Kalang People
History observer Edy Tegoeh Joelijanto, who studied at UKDW Yogyakarta and Putra Bangsa University Surabaya, said that from several references, the word "Kalang" comes from Javanese which means "Border".
The social circle of these people was deliberately limited (marginalized) by the majority society at that time.
The Kalang people are deliberately isolated from the wider community, because there is an assumption that they are wild and dangerous.
Traces of the Wong Kalang were found in the Candi Cemetery inscription in Tegalsari Village, Tegalharjo District, Magelang Regency, which is dated 753 Saka (831 AD).
It is estimated that the Kalang Tribe has existed since Java was not yet familiar with Hinduism and Buddhism.
According to myth, the Kalang Tribe are maestros in temple construction who are physically strong and sturdy.
The Kalang tribe is also called the sakti mandraguna and during the Majapahit era, they were tasked with guarding the forest to prevent intruders who endangered the kingdom.
There is a mythology that the Kalang Tribe is considered to have magical powers so they were tasked with guarding the forest and were employed as temple builders at that time.
The Kalang tribe was increasingly marginalized by the rites system during the Hindu-Buddhist era, due to the uncertainty of their ancestry.
The Kalang tribe isolated themselves and lived nomadically from forest to forest.
In the book Javaansch Nederduitsch Woordenboek, Kalang is the name of an ethnic group in Java who used to live around the forest.
The Kalang tribe does have a different physical appearance from the local population.
They have dark skin and curly hair. The Kalang people were also thought to have come from Kedah, Kelang and Pegu in 800 AD.
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With a number of physical differences and backgrounds, the Kalang people choose to live separately from other residential areas.
Finally, by the Hindu Kingdom authorities at that time, they were branded as having no caste (pariahs).
The greater the distance between them and the general public. Because in the caste system, people who are not caste cannot have relations with people who are caste, even if they are people from the lowest caste (Sudra).
Currently, artifacts and jewelry from the Hindu-Buddhist Kingdom era are under the supervision of the Youth, Sports, Culture and Tourism Service (Dinporabudpar) of Blora Regency.
So that every time there is a discovery of artifacts, objects and jewelry originating from the kingdom era, it is mandatory to report to the Blora Dinporabudpar as an effort to preserve history and cultural heritage as assets owned by a region.
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