Code IN69 (Perupak)
Code IN70 (Temutik)
This is a pair of new Balinese knives, a Perupak and a Temutik, of the type that are carried by Balinese men when attending to banjar obligations and community ceremonies. The large knife is a perupak, and it performs similar functions to a golok, the smaller knife is a temutik and it is used for detail work.
These knives have been made individually by a member of the Pande Clan, the hereditary smiths of Bali, they have been properly made and properly hardened and tempered for use, not just for ornamentation. These are serious knives.
The perupak is of better than usual quality, the temutik is purely a working knife and in use will be replaced a number of times during the life of the perupak.
Perupak:- blade length 8.25" (210mm.)
Temutik:- blade length 4.25" (108mm.)
Both in the scabbard:- overall length 16.5" (420mm.)
