Unusual Ilongot Work Knife/Weapon - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

27th August 2020, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kai

The first cutting of rice used to be an holy act throughout the archipelago
Kai

I want to add Robert that this ceremony is not just a blessing but a guard against a troubled harvest. So in a sense it is a ceremonial weapon of sorts.

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