Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post

aiontay · 2nd March 2011, 04:03 AM

I bought a couple of knives like that up in Lashio. The Kachins said they were boy's blades.

The larger n thu (swords) in the pictures these days are "wedding" swords. At the marriage ceremony, the wife get a ring and the woman give the man a n htu and a n hpye (shoulder bag) like those in the pictures. However, shoulder bags are carried and used by everyone, both men and women. I've got at least four of them myself.

2nd March 2011, 04:03 AM	#6
aiontay Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 88	I bought a couple of knives like that up in Lashio. The Kachins said they were boy's blades. The larger n thu (swords) in the pictures these days are "wedding" swords. At the marriage ceremony, the wife get a ring and the woman give the man a n htu and a n hpye (shoulder bag) like those in the pictures. However, shoulder bags are carried and used by everyone, both men and women. I've got at least four of them myself.