Kris as well as the emblem of the Cotabato Province. Kris depicted in several emblems as a symbol: 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
Kris Mataram June 1940 in Rex Theatre, Batavia (modern-day Jakarta). "Kris Mataram" was targeted at lower-class audiences. Biran writes that its audiences were mostly those who enjoyed the traditional "toneel" stage plays, partly because of the film's reliance on Young to attract viewers. "Kris Mataram" is likely a lost film. The American visual anthropologist Karl G. Heider writes that all Indonesian films from before 1950 are lost. However, JB Kristanto's "Katalog Film Indonesia" ("Indonesian Film Catalogue") records several as having survived at Sinematek Indonesia's archives, and Biran writes that several Japanese propaganda films have survived at the Netherlands Government Information Service. Footnotes