Type Knife Length 28–35 cm | Used by Acehnese people Blade type Single edge | |
Place of origin Aceh (Pidie Regency), Indonesia Hilt type Buffalo horn, wood, akar bahar | ||
Peurawot (also known as Porawet, Sikin Peurawot, Sikin Rawot) is a traditional whittling knife of the Acehnese people from Aceh, Indonesia.
Description
The Peurawot has a single edge blade with a slight curvature. The width of the blade is about the same from the base to the tip of the blade. The blade does not have a central ridge and back of the blade is somewhat concave. The cutting edge of the blade is a little concave in shape. This knife is sometimes adorned with a golden or suasa sampa (decoration of the hilt near the blade) and tampo (knob of the hilt).
References
Peurawot Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA