Purok Bolo

[Ian]

Hi PBH,

I agree completely with Jose. This is a common Tagabawa Bagobo work knife that was carried by all men. Mainly used for cutting wood and other everyday purposes. I have another example to show.

BTW, purok means "short" in the Sarawak dialect of Malay. This may or may not be relevant. The blade on my piece is reasonably short, as are the other examples shown here.

Ian.

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