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TRADITIONS & UTENSILS

 

 

 

  fak

 

Thailand

A fak made of bamboo. This kind of sheath is typically used to hold the machete of people working in the forest, such as mahouts. This person is wearing a seua mo hom (fig.), and his sheath is kept firm in place by a traditional pahkaomah (fig.).