Very beautiful and rare Tiuk Pengentas from Bali. The ‘Tiuk Pengentas’ is a knife used for funerary ceremonies. Most Balinese believe in reincarnation and when a deceased person will be cremated, it will be first transported in public with a large procession. Then the priest cuts the fabric cord of the deceased from the body with the ‘Tiuk Pengentas’ which resembles cutting the person loose from earthly life, both physically as mentally. The nice details on ferule can only been made by a high qualified craftman. The wood used is very special and has healing powers, it is from the roots of the paramao three, which is well known for several healing powers and i have never seen it used in a magical knive... .the blade has nice details and engravements on it! Some rust on the blade but did not try to remove it to ensure the potential buyer can see it's authenticity!