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Pusaka is a Sanskrit-based word meaning treasure or heirloom.
Within Javanese people Kejawen culture and other Austronesian cultures affected by it, known as the Malay people, but most specifically the inhabitants of modern-day Indonesia and Malaysia (Minangs), , Bataks, Bugis, Manado, Minang, Moro people, Pampangan, Tagalog language and many others, pusaka specifically refers to family heirlooms inherited from , which must be treasured and protected. These pusaka may have individual names, honorific titles and supernatural attributes and qualities. The possessor of the pusaka may be positively or negatively affected by the pusaka, depending on the will or spirit of the item.
The Javanese warrior-king Mangkunegara I's keris was a pusaka so powerful that merely pointing at the distant China, Netherlands or other enemies, would snatch their souls and leave them dead on the battlefield. Allegedly, former President Suharto held possession of this powerful pusaka and had Indonesia scoured for the many pusaka lost to time, including, according to rumours, the mask of Gadjah Mada, several tombak (pikes and lances) and many keris, to affirm his legitimacy as a modern pseudo-king.
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