Contemporary bangkung? knife/ID & origin help

[wildwolberine]

Originally Posted by Ian

Hi WW,

Yes, fairly recent work. If you have the item already, is the edge chisel-ground or a V-grind? It looks chisel-ground to me, but hard to tell from the picture. If it is chisel-ground, then that likely reflects some Visayan influence.

Thank you! Yes, the blade is chisel ground.