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This is for the dha freaks........er.........the dahfia.
![]() I got this dha which is small but to scale and perfect in detail and construction. No laminated blade. One friend thinks it could have been made for a woman. One of the pictures shows that it is about 12.5 inches (also in cm). What could you kind folks tell me about it? Thanks in advance. |
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Hello Jose. Nice looking little dha-hmyaung you have there
![]() Here are a few festival pictures I've found: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Last edited by Nathaniel; 1st March 2011 at 04:34 AM. |
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Also here is a picture of a Shan Man with a very small knife on his waist:
![]() And here is a picture of a small narrow dha-hmyaung I have: ![]() |
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Thank you Nathaniel. Very informative.
So this might not be a ceremonial dha dagger for a man? |
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or maybe a boy
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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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