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PISAW KNIFE (KATAW/CATAU)
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Hi,
Sharing what my father brought home. Commissioned by a bladesmith in Panay. They call it a kataw/catau pisaw knife. This is a new commissioned knife. The kataw/catau is a Visayan word for 'sirena'(Variously called duyong and manatee). Or a mermaid. Blade: linamay profile. OAL: 15-inches/ blade: 8.25 inches Ferrule: brass Hilt: carabao horn with the features of a 'mermaid' with a 'purple sapphire : the stone of awakening in its chest (above its heart). Scabbard: made from lomboy/duhat (Java plum), with brass fasteners. Design: mermaid's body with its tail. Hand guard: carabao horn with copper. Saludos, Yves |
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