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The Mace
The Mace of Universiti Teknologi MARA is in the form of a Malay keris (dagger)
known as the Keris Agung and accompanied by a pair of long lances known as
the Tombak Agung. Both items symbolise UiTM as an institution of higher learning for
bumiputeras which is unique, strong and pure.
A sheathed Keris Agung symbolises the strength and the wholeness of the
Malays. The motif on the Keris Agung is apt for the meaning and the aim of its
creation. The motif represents the King, Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan
Agung as the Chancellor of UiTM, and at the same time representing UiTM as a
unique Bumiputera institution of higher learning.
The natural and genuine characteristics of a Malay keris in the Keris
Agung represent the philosophy behind the establishment of Universiti Teknologi
MARA. These were adapted from the creation of a keris known as Keris Potong
Barat.
The motif on the hilt of Keris Agung is a yellow gourd flower, the hilt ring has a
bamboo shoot motif and the sheath is covered with Bunga Tanjung (Mimusops
Elengi).
