A collection of Filipino farming tools. | 1. The all-purpose bolo: Used for all sorts of odd jobs, such as breaking open coconuts. | 2. The haras: Similar to a small scythe, it is used for cutting tall grass. It is called "Lampas" by people from Mindanao. | 3. The kutsilyo: The term comes from the Spanish word cuchillo ("knife"). Generally used to kill and bleed pigs during slaughter. | 4. A smaller bolo. | 5. The bolo-guna (or simply guna): A bolo specifically shaped for digging out roots and weeding. | 6. The garab: Used to harvest rice. | 7. A large pinuti: Traditionally, it is tipped with snake, spider, or scorpion venom and used for self-defense. | 8. The sundang (also "tip bolo" or "iták"): Supposedly used mainly to open coconuts, the sundang was a popular weapon of choice in the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire and during the subsequent Philippine–American War. |
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