Penai is a machete-like sword found in

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. Traditionally, it is used for both war and agricultural tools. It is used by the Bare'e speaking

Torajan people The Torajan are an ethnic group indigenous to a mountainous region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Their population is approximately 1,100,000, of whom 450,000 live in the regency of Tana Toraja ("Land of Toraja"). Most of the population is Chr ...

and

Pamona people The Pamona (often referred to as Poso, Bare'e, or To Pamona) people is an ethnic group of Indonesia. They inhabit almost the entire Poso Regency, parts of Tojo Una-Una Regency and parts of North Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi; in fact there a ...

Description

Its blade broadens somewhat towards the end and slightly curves upwards at the tip with its edge longer than the back of the blade. The hilt is made from buffalo horns and decorated with carvings. The scabbard is made of thick wood, and it has two holes on it for girding to the user's waist.

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Southeast Asian swords Machetes Weapons of Indonesia {{Indonesia-hist-stub

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