At the top of the blade another casing of fringed and woven baan ni kaina embellishes the tip of the blade. Wi n bakoa (shark teeth) line the long edges of the blade. A groove is carved along the lengths of each side of the blade as well as drilled perforations. The wi n bakoa have been perforated at their base and fitted into the grooves of the blade in alignment with the blade's perforated holes. Te kora (coconut sennit) lashes each wi n bakoa securely to the blade through the perforated holes.There are twenty six pairs of wi n bakoa lashed to the blade. The rere is medium brown in overall colour, while the wi n bakoa are off-white in colour.