Here are some rectangular knives from that trip. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of that particular basket style. Top photo are kitchen knife sized while the second photo is short sword sized. I've also added two knives, carried by Rawang, I brought back from northern Myanmar, maybe 7 years ago, that were carried with open top basket as shown. None of which are a match to yours but do point to common use of forged rectangular utility blades from NE India and northern Myanmar Himalayan foothills region.
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