-One more thing for Paolo : the fact his blade is not made following traditional design seems to be confirmed by the cross-section design I see. This one looks like it has been borrowed from a blade outside of the tribes, probably a Japanese military one. On the side of the blade I see on the pictures - the side Paolo calls convex -, the cross-section appears to be in the shape of a diamond (a half diamond in fact, as the other side of the blade is flat or slightly concave - 'not edged' as Paolo wrote).This is definitly not the usual design. In deed, the traditional one should be flat, like on the model displayed by Rick (in that case, both sides of the blade are flat) or, like in most cases, it is hexagonal (or half hexagonal, as the other side is always flat or slightly hollowed).
-By the way, I take this opportunity to announce that the website presenting my collection of Taiwanese aboriginal artifacts (around 200 pieces, including around 15 edged weapons) will be ready and on line soon. I will communicate the address later on this forum for the persons that are interested.
Yuanzhumin
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