klewang

category of traditional bladed weapons found in variety of styles throughout the Malay archipelago region
Product weapon_type Q286056
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klewang

Summary

klewang is a weapon type[1]. klewang draws 74 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_type category, ranking #358 of 694).[2]

Key Facts

  • klewang's image is recorded as Twee mannen met klewang en pijl en boog, vermoedelijk op de Tanimbar-eilanden, KITLV 404661.tiff[3].
  • klewang's image is recorded as COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Drie jonge Molukers van de Tanimbar-eilanden met hoofdtooien speren en klewangs TMnr 10005682.jpg[4].
  • klewang's image is recorded as Pattimura 1961 Indonesia stamp.jpg[5].
  • klewang's image is recorded as COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Groep mannen uit Golontaro die zich bezighouden met bakoe lanka, het ter ontspanning met schil en klewang pareren TMnr 10781-41.jpg[6].
  • klewang's image is recorded as Various kelewang 2D drawing.jpg[7].
  • klewang's instance of is recorded as weapon type[8].
  • klewang's subclass of is recorded as cutlass[9].
  • klewang's Commons category is recorded as Klewang[10].
  • klewang's country of origin is recorded as Malay Archipelago[11].
  • klewang's participated in conflict is recorded as Aceh War[12].
  • klewang's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fmrrv[13].
  • klewang's museum-digital tag ID is recorded as 38099[14].

Why It Matters

klewang draws 74 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_type category, ranking #358 of 694).[2] klewang has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] klewang is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . collectie.wereldculturen.nl. collectie.wereldculturen.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . collectie.wereldculturen.nl. collectie.wereldculturen.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). klewang. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/klewang
MLA “klewang.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/klewang.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_klewang_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{klewang}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/klewang}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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