Description
A rice harvesting knife or finger knife is used to gather or harvest rice. It is made of wooden handle that is held in the palm and a crescent-shaped blade that is in the center at a right-angle to the handle. It passes between and parallel to the middle and ring fingers. Stocks of rice are then grasped in the hand and cut in a singular motion. The use of the gamulang is deeply intertwined with the Ifugaos spiritual belief. Rice gods are believed to be offended by the harsh treatments of the rice plants. Unlike the gamulang which is thought to be gentle to the rice, use of a sickle is considered to be rough and alarming.