Kris Kris The kris (ngoko Javanese: ; krama inggil Javanese: ; ngoko: keris; krama; "dhuwung"; krama inggil: "wangkingan", lit. "to slice"; Jawi: کريس, Thai: กริช "krit", Minangkabau: "karih", Tagalog: "kalis"; Bugis and Makassarese: "sele") is an asymmetrical dagger with distinctive blade-patterning achieved through alternating laminations of iron and nickelous iron ("pamor"). Kris is most strongly associated with the culture of Indonesia. The kris is famous for its distinctive wavy blade, although many have straight blades as well. Kris have been produced in many regions of Indonesia for centuries, but nowhere—although the island of Bali comes close—is the kris so embedded in
Kris Kovick Michelle Tea, Eileen Myles, Lynn Breedlove, Sini Anderson and others. In 2000, she founded a reading series at the Jon Sims Center for the Performing Arts, called "San Francisco in Exile." Selected performances from the San Francisco in Exile series are archived on the internet. She died of breast cancer at age 50 in 2001. In 2005, Kovick was the subject of a short documentary by director Silas Howard entitled "What I Love About Dying," which screened at the Sundance Film Festival. Kris Kovick Kris Kovick (September 10, 1951 – October 26, 2001) was a California-based writer, cartoonist, and printer.