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Old 21st December 2023, 10:26 PM   #10
Sajen
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The course layering of the blade forging is certainly reminiscent of several of my Sulawesi blades and even though I doubted Toraja origin earlier (noting you had not suggested it), many of they symbols on your scabbard are found on Toraja scabbards and hilts.
I've been racking my brain all day because I've seen carvings similar to those on the sheath of the knife in question, especially the one on the scabbard mouth and the four-petaled flowers but I can't remember where!
Are you able to show examples of similar carvings?

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