Text Box: The kris or keris is a distinctive, asymmetrical dagger indigenous to Malaysia, Indonesia and the southern Philippines. Both a weapon and spiritual object, krises are often considered to have an essence or presence, with some blades possessing good luck, while others possessing bad. 
Text Box: Kris, Javanese, 19th Century

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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