LONG KNIFE.......FA-IS IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

FA-IS is long knife, a traditional B'laan knife carried by a Bong Fulong or Datu. The Fa-is is with a wooden or metal sheath, it's blade is double edge some are not. The handle is sometimes made of fine grained wood or often horn or ivory decorated with metal etchings or wood carving with sheath inlay. It can be describe as possessing a brass handle with numerous small rings on the butt. A red and black striped scarf has been wrapped around the upper section of the sheath. .......SHORT KNIFE OR TUKAY FA-IS is important household element and symbol of their cultural identities. LONG AND SHORT KNIVES are also found in Pula Bato, Tampakan, South, Cotabato...............PHOTOS POSTED ARE MY COLLECTIONS.............