Small Silver Dha

aiontay · 2nd March 2011, 05:03 AM

I bought a couple of knives like that up in Lashio. The Kachins said they were boy's blades.

The larger n thu (swords) in the pictures these days are "wedding" swords. At the marriage ceremony, the wife get a ring and the woman give the man a n htu and a n hpye (shoulder bag) like those in the pictures. However, shoulder bags are carried and used by everyone, both men and women. I've got at least four of them myself.

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2nd March 2011, 05:03 AM	#1
aiontay Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 88	I bought a couple of knives like that up in Lashio. The Kachins said they were boy's blades. The larger n thu (swords) in the pictures these days are "wedding" swords. At the marriage ceremony, the wife get a ring and the woman give the man a n htu and a n hpye (shoulder bag) like those in the pictures. However, shoulder bags are carried and used by everyone, both men and women. I've got at least four of them myself.