Traditional weapons came from the eastern part of Indonesia, namely the dagger. Badek dagger or a knife with a typical shape is developed by the Bugis and Makassar Indonesian society. Dagger sharp single or double sided, with a length of about half the general meter.Secara dagger consists of three parts, namely upstream (the handle) and blade (iron), as well as a complement is the sheath or sheath dagger.
Badik have some sort:
- Badik macassar (Badik Sari) has the form of kale (blades) are flat, Battang (stomach) distended and sharp and cappa '(end) are tapered.
- Badik Bugis (Kawali Bone) has Bessi or flat blade, pointed tip and form a rather wide in the end,
- Badik Bugis (kawali Luwu) has flattened and shaped straight Bessi. Kawali also have the parts, such as pangulu (upstream), Bessi (blades) and Wanua (sarong)
- Badik Bugis (Kawali Lamalomo Sugi) is a type of dagger which has a bearing on the blade motif
- Badik Bugis (kawali Lataring Tellu) which has a three-dot motif
- Badik Kawali Lade 'nateyai have prestige in the form of small dots and streaks on the base lined on the eyes.
- Badik Kawali Lagemme 'Silampa who has a motive veins stretching from the base to the tip.
Such as the Indonesian public confidence in general, who believe that every weapon has supernatural powers. which is believed to bring good strength, fortune, safety for the owner, the same as the dagger is also trusted by the public Bugis and Macassar had such powers.
