Mat Item

Mat Item

One of the Betawi figure, after the Pitung, is Mat Item, from Rawa Belong. Mat Item lived at the time of independence until the 1960s. The story of Mat Item is different with the story Pitung. Martial arts whiz genius who used to bad things, even to the indigenous people.

Nobody can figure Mat Item detailing. But judging from his name, he is dark skinned and bodied being. As champion, he often took a machete to everywhere.

In the robbery, he was not indiscriminate, including his own people. His crimes are known by the authorities. If caught, they would kill him. Finally Mat Item killed by a soldier from the unit "Kala Hitam" and buried in the area Srengseng.