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bush knife
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Museum of World Culture
Göteborg, Sweden
A bush knife of the Ifuguao people from Northern Philippines (Luzon) attached to a status ginnutu belt with 26 shells and a giant shell (upud) as a buckle. The value of a good ginnutu belt corresponds to two pig or a gold pendant. This knife can also be used as a spear head.
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Details
- Title: bush knife
- Creator: Unknown
- Location Created: Filippinerna
- Physical Dimensions: 52 cm
- External Link: Object at Museum of World Culture (Världskulturmuseet)
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