An (anonymous) Evenk explains a knife-like chopper

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The knife-like cleaver was a versatile tool. It served as a staff, axe, and spear and was used, among other things, for building shelters, making tent poles, felling trees in dense forests, hunting, and clearing paths. To prevent injuries, the tool was fitted with a sheath.
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Self-recorded, Neriungri District, Republic of Sakha, September 2024.
Editing: Nadezhda Mamontova