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Ian · 22nd November 2006, 06:49 PM

Rawson says that many of the 19th C and later Naga dao were made from hoes stolen from British tea plantations (owing to the shortage of good iron and steel in the area). This may be an example of such a dao that was made from a hoe.

Ian.

22nd November 2006, 06:49 PM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,333	Perhaps formerly a hoe ... Rawson says that many of the 19th C and later Naga dao were made from hoes stolen from British tea plantations (owing to the shortage of good iron and steel in the area). This may be an example of such a dao that was made from a hoe. Ian.