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12th September 2006, 03:42 AM
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Keris forum moderator
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That's really pretty Lew. I don't know for sure, but from the looks of it i might guess that it is for agricultural use, perhaps for harvesting herbs or cutting rattan, something like that.
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18th September 2006, 09:41 PM
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Where's it sharp? It looks like a rattan-splitting knife.
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18th September 2006, 10:09 PM
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20th September 2006, 03:47 PM
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That's a neat knife. Beautiful wood. I've seen a few on Ebay. Is it worn around the neck?
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20th September 2006, 05:55 PM
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Like Ian said, it is a utility knife. Don't know why some say "woman's knife", I have seen pictures of Bagobo men wearing these too.
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20th September 2006, 06:03 PM
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Also small african knives are usually attributed to women. I don't know, but maybe because there is the belief that the smaller knives are "more appropriated" for women more than for men, but probably it's wrong 
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20th September 2006, 06:11 PM
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Macho collector say so. Especially when they do not have one.
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