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Tim Simmons · 24th August 2009, 09:21 AM

Banks Island, Vanuatu, 54cm long. This is an eating knife rather than a kitchen knife. Probably for cutting and dividing prepared food and bring food to the mouth. Heavy foodstuff would be cut with larger bamboo knives even able to cut flesh.

24th August 2009, 09:21 AM	#7
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,824	Banks Island, Vanuatu, 54cm long. This is an eating knife rather than a kitchen knife. Probably for cutting and dividing prepared food and bring food to the mouth. Heavy foodstuff would be cut with larger bamboo knives even able to cut flesh. Attached Images