Unusual Ilongot Work Knife/Weapon

[Robert]

The first cutting of rice used to be an holy act throughout the archipelago.

Kai, This is something I had not heard before and definitely information I need to add to my data base.

Crafting well-decorated ceremonial tools for this purpose and safeguarding them as heirloom makes perfect sense to me.

Makes sense to me as well. I just wish that there was some way to actually verify that this knife was in fact a ceremonial piece.

Best,
Robert