kris

traditional Javanese dagger and sword (usually curvy) originally from Java
Intangible cultural_heritage Q331220
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kris

Summary

kris is a cultural heritage[1]. kris ranks in the top 3% of cultural_heritage entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,539 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • kris's instance of is recorded as cultural heritage[3].
  • kris's instance of is recorded as weapon family[4].
  • kris took place at Central Java[5].
  • The location of kris was Bali Island[6].
  • The location of kris was Jambi[7].
  • kris took place at Bangka Belitung Islands[8].
  • kris took place at Bengkulu[9].
  • kris took place at South Kalimantan[10].
  • The location of kris was Yogyakarta[11].
  • The location of kris was Bali[12].
  • kris took place at West Nusa Tenggara[13].
  • kris is a type of dagger[14].
  • kris is a type of sword[15].
  • kris is part of Javanese culture[16].
  • kris's Commons category is recorded as Kris[17].
  • kris's country of origin is recorded as Indonesia[18].
  • kris's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00112[19].
  • kris's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/00112[20].
  • kris's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/00112[21].
  • kris's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
  • kris's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'jv', 'text': 'ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀'}[23].
  • kris's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'jv', 'text': 'ꦝꦸꦮꦸꦁ'}[24].
  • kris's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'jv', 'text': 'ꦮꦁꦏꦶꦔꦤ꧀'}[25].
  • kris's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ban', 'text': 'ᬓᭂᬭᬶᬲ᭄'}[26].
  • kris's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'su', 'text': 'ᮊᮨᮛᮤᮞ᮪'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include cultural heritage[3] and weapon family[4]. Recorded subclass of include dagger[14] and sword[15].

Use and Application

kris is part of Javanese culture[16].

Why It Matters

kris ranks in the top 3% of cultural_heritage entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,539 views/month).[2] kris has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] kris is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . detik.com. detik.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . detik.com. Retrieved . detik.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . detik.com. detik.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . regional.kompas.com. regional.kompas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . kompas.com. kompas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . detik.com. detik.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . harianhaluan.com. harianhaluan.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Instance of
    Subclass of dagger, sword
    Intangible cultural heritage status Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987012430995905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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