It was used to deflect the enemy’s arrows and spears.
It has a broad sickle-shaped head[1] that is separated by a well-marked central ridge with a spur on the back.
The handle is often finished by an anthropomorphic sculpture and the whole is done in very hard wood.
[2] It was also used in war dances and measures more or less 150 cm (59 in).
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