The kris typically has a wavy blade. It is an essential part of numerous ritual activities in Java, and also in other Malay-Indonesian cultures.
• krises are often lavishly decorated, so they are also works of art.
• The word kris itself comes from an Old Javanese word that means “to cut.”
• From Candi Sukuh, we can see that the kris was already important in Java, and most likely elsewhere, as a ritual implement by the 15th century.