The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 10, 2026

A kris, a sword with a base widening asymmetrically to the left, features a long, tapering blade of mottled dark-gray iron curving slightly to the right. A polished gold-colored collar transitions to a reddish-brown wooden handle with prominent grain. The wood hooks downward toward the right in a rounded, organic shape. Weathered textures on the metal blade contrast with the smooth, polished finish of the arched hilt.

Sword (Kris)

1800s

Java

iron with wooden handle

Overall: 41.4 cm (16 5/16 in.); Blade: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.)

Gift of J. H. Wade 1918.652

Location: Not on view

C. S. Hill
C. S. Hill
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