Sangut
| Sangut | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | knife |
| Use: | Weapon, tool |
| Region of origin / author: |
Indonesia , Moro ethnic group |
| Distribution: | Indonesia |
| Blade length: | about 26 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, horn |
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The sangut or tuba knife is a weapon and tool from the Philippines .
description
The sangut has a straight, single-edged blade with a straight edge and a strongly curved back. The blade is flat, has neither a central ridge nor a hollow grind. The tang and the hilt are bent slightly downwards from the blade. The scabbards are carved from wood and open on one side as a whole. The knife is held in place in the sheath by a protruding lower edge and an upper edge. The Sangut is used by the Moro ethnic group .
literature
- University of Sydney: Oceania linguistic monographs. Issue 3, University of Sydney, 1956, page 2.
- Proceedings of the ... International Symposium on Asian Studies. Part 3, Asian Research Service, 1979, p. 647.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times , Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 ( Reprint), page 641.