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
De Kris Pusaka often carries symbolic meanings, at auction, which an Indonesian antique dealer tries to procure from him. His curiosity piqued and the sword stolen, he ends up traveling to Indonesia with his younger brother Mark, where he discovers that the kris is in fact "pusaka", that is, an heirloom endowed with special powers because of its age; it requires "special reverence and even fear". The series ends on a cliffhanger. Krisses have long had mystical powers attributed to them in Indonesian and Malay mythology. These powers, such as the ability to go about without its owner or to kill enemies by