YOUR ITEM PROBABLY DOES FALL INTO ONE OF THOSE CURVED BLADED FORMS YOU MENTION. BUT IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO PLACE IT IN ONE CATEGORY AND I AM SURE THERE WOULD BE DIFERENCES OF OPINION.
I WOULD ELIMINATE THE KUDI FORM FROM THE LIST OF POSIBILITYS BUT THE RANGE OF VARIATION I ALLOW FOR THAT FORM MAY NOT BE THE SAME AS OTHERS.
THE MOST LIKELY ORIGION FOR THE ITEM WOULD BE INDONESIA OR MALAYSIA IN THAT ORDER. HIGH SHIPPING COSTS HAS LIMITED THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES I CAN BUY FROM AS WELL. IT IS WORKING IN FAVOR OF COLLECTORS IN AUSTRALIA WHEN THE DEALERS ARE IN AUSTRALIA FOR NOW AS THE FAIR BID PRICE IS OFTEN DOUBBLED WITH FORIGN S&H. THATS GOOD FOR THEM AS IT KEEPS ALL THEIR GOODIES FROM LEAVING THE COUNTRY.
