T'BOLI KAMPILAN 3

[tanaruz]

Hello friends,

Sharing a T'boli kampilan with a scabbard meant for a Visayan tenegre/talibong. I really don't know how this actually happened but in all probability, since some of them (Tboli and Visayan people) live near each other in a T'boli domain/territory and so when the original scabbard was lost/broken, the owner would have taken to use a Visayan scabbard.

Enjoy

Yves

[Ian]

... in all probability, since some of them (Tboli and Visayan people) live near each other in a T'boli domain/territory and so when the original scabbard was lost/broken, the owner would have taken to use a Visayan scabbard. ... Sounds plausible to me. A marriage of convenience between sword and scabbard.

[Battara]

Does happen. I noticed that nice rare large talismanic bell on the hilt.

[Ian]

Does happen. I noticed that nice rare large talismanic bell on the hilt.Yes. Could be a "tiger bell." Hard to say from the pictures.

[tanaruz]

Hello,

Here are some pics of the bell (complete with the clapper).

Regards

Yves

[Marbel]

This type of bell is commonly found amongst the Blaan. Very old and no longer crafted. The photo attached was taken during a visit with the Blaan near Malungon in April 2016.

[Battara]

Yes. Could be a "tiger bell." Hard to say from the pictures.
Actually this type of bell is not considered a tiger bell because the tiger bell has a "face" on it with eyes and a big mouth for an opening.

[Ian]

Yup. Definitely not a tiger bell. The later pictures from Yves show that it is indeed a B'laan bell, as noted by Marbel.

[Battara]

Lots of trade in those areas.