著者

牛島 巌

出版者

駒沢女子大学

雑誌

駒沢女子大学研究紀要 (ISSN:13408631)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.8, pp.25-41, 2001-12-24

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The blacksmithing of Carigara, Leyte, are famous for a knife known for its attractive sheath of ornately carved-wood made from hard wood and carabao horn. But those regular distribution heavily concentrated within the environs of Leyte where agricultural of rice and production of copra are major livelihood. This study describes the crucial social-economic relationship among blacksmiths, financiers and traders, and how blacksmithing continues to flourish as a small-scale cottage industry without sufficient operational capital fund.