IT IS RECENTLY MADE AND WOULD APPEAL TO TOURISTS BUT IT WOULD ALSO BE NICE ENOUGH FOR A LOCAL TO BUY. I GENERALY CONSIDER SUCH ITEMS AS ETHINOGRAPHIC IF THEY ARE STILL ABLE TO SERVE THEIR FUNCTION AS A KNIFE AND USE THE PROPER DECORATION AND TECKNIQUE IN CONSTRUCTION. THERE MAY BE A LARGER MARKET TO TOURISTS BUT LOCALS MAY ALSO BUY THEM IF THEY STILL USE THEM FOR WORK, PROTECTION, DRESS, OR CEREMONY.
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