tanaruz
6th April 2023, 04:22 AM
Hi,
Sharing what my father brought home. Commissioned by a bladesmith in Panay.
They call it a kataw/catau pisaw knife. This is a new commissioned knife.
The kataw/catau is a Visayan word for 'sirena'(Variously called duyong and manatee). Or a mermaid.
Blade: linamay profile. OAL: 15-inches/ blade: 8.25 inches
Ferrule: brass
Hilt: carabao horn with the features of a 'mermaid' with a 'purple sapphire : the stone of awakening in its chest (above its heart).
Scabbard: made from lomboy/duhat (Java plum), with brass fasteners. Design: mermaid's body with its tail.
Hand guard: carabao horn with copper.
Saludos,
Yves
Sharing what my father brought home. Commissioned by a bladesmith in Panay.
They call it a kataw/catau pisaw knife. This is a new commissioned knife.
The kataw/catau is a Visayan word for 'sirena'(Variously called duyong and manatee). Or a mermaid.
Blade: linamay profile. OAL: 15-inches/ blade: 8.25 inches
Ferrule: brass
Hilt: carabao horn with the features of a 'mermaid' with a 'purple sapphire : the stone of awakening in its chest (above its heart).
Scabbard: made from lomboy/duhat (Java plum), with brass fasteners. Design: mermaid's body with its tail.
Hand guard: carabao horn with copper.
Saludos,
Yves