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Description: | the wooden sheath is gently curved and has only one side which has a rim on each edge, there is a band of cane wrapped around the sheath which secures the sword in place and a thin wooden belt is attached parallel to the sheath; the dao has a thick wooden handle which has a band of cane wrapped around to form a handle, the blade begins thick but narrows, it initially tapers in slightly, but then it tapers out as the thickness decreases and the base of the sword has no point but a wider blunt edge | Subjects: | Ethnography | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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