Forum: Swap Forum
8th July 2024, 04:03 AM
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Wanted - Tboli
Hello,
I am interested in acquiring Tboli blades of any sort - tok, kefilan (kampilan), sangi, etc. as well as scabbards. Items from neighboring groups - Blaan, Bagobo, Mandaya, Manobo, etc. may...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd May 2024, 03:16 AM
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Tboli kefilan
Wildwolberine,
That’s a nice and very old Tboli kefilan. Terrific old scabbard as well, which I would identify as Blaan. Nice pick up and thanks for sharing.
Best,
Craig
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2024, 03:59 PM
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Bagobo
Nicely done Ian. Thanks for sharing
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2024, 05:38 AM
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Bagobo
Hello Ian,
These are beautiful pieces. Thank you for caring for them over the years and congratulations on the sales. Sounds like a win win result. Nicely done.
Craig
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2024, 04:21 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
18th August 2023, 09:46 PM
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Searching for two specific Tboli swords
Hello,
The two swords in the photos below were sold at auction relatively recently. One in April 2021, the other in February 2023. I obviously missed them both.
On the slight chance that a...
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Forum: Swap Forum
16th August 2023, 11:19 PM
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Wanted - Tboli pieces
Hello,
I am interested in acquiring Tboli blades of any sort - tok, kefilan (kampilan), sangi, etc. as well as scabbards. Items from neighboring groups - Blaan, Bagobo, Mandaya, Manobo, etc. may...
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Forum: Swap Forum
28th September 2022, 04:56 AM
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Replies: 0
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Wanted : Tboli
Hello,
I am interested in acquiring Tboli blades of any sort - tok, kefilan (kampilan), sangi, etc. as well as scabbards. Items from neighboring groups - Blaan, Bagobo, Mandaya, Manobo, etc. may...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2021, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,600
Hi Jeff,
Weapons like those you noted made...
Hi Jeff,
Weapons like those you noted made their way to the mountains in a variety of ways. Throughout the lowlands and less rural areas, these weapons were not rare. While the local Tboli people...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2021, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,600
Hello David,
Indeed ‘posed’ is a more...
Hello David,
Indeed ‘posed’ is a more appropriate term and I have edited my original post.
For the Tboli man, carrying a weapon of some sort would certainly have been a regular occurrence....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2021, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,600
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th June 2021, 07:39 PM
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Tboli sudeng - vintage photo
Here is another photo taken on the same day.
At first I thought the man near the middle might be the same man above. However while the scabbard looks similar, his hat is different and he isn’t...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th June 2021, 03:59 PM
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Views: 7,600
Tboli sudeng - vintage photo
Hello Ian & Oliver,
Thanks for the comments.
To be sure, the photo is definitely from 1970. In fact I think it's important to note that photos of the Tboli from this era are very rare. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th June 2021, 04:12 AM
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Tboli sudeng - vintage photo
Hello all,
I thought you’d enjoy this photo. A Tboli man with his wife and sudeng.
Courtesy TimeLife. Photo by Carl Mydans - July 1970
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd May 2021, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,784
Tboli sudeng
Hello David,
Thank you again for your thoughts. Over the years I’ve been diligently working on research related to various aspects of Tboli culture, specifically material culture - weaving,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd May 2021, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2021, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,784
Tboli sudeng
Correct, it’s definitely Moro.
However as noted, these are often prized and owned by Tboli datus. This piece is specifically owned by the family of a late Tboli datu. The Tboli call this type...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2021, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 8
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Tboli Sudeng - input please
Hello,
The Tboli prize these old Moro swords and call them “sudeng”. My knowledge of these Moro pieces is rather limited and so I’m hoping to gain as much education as I can from the members...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2021, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 27,712
Thank you
Thank you Lee and team!
This is a valuable and important site. Well done.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th October 2020, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 8
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Blaan
Hello Yves,
I think the main issue is that early misspellings of the name Blaan created mispronunciations which were always considered to be derogatory by the Blaans. As a minority indigenous...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th October 2020, 04:42 PM
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Blaan
Hello,
I'll let others weigh in with their opinions on the sword and hilt, but will note that the scabbard appears to be a nicely carved Blaan piece.
I think it's important to use the word...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2020, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 13,787
Dagmay
I would agree with tanaruz, that dagmay is a good possibiity for the textile on this scabbard. Good call. Mandaya weaves are very distinctive and when seen on their own are quite easily identified...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2020, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 13,787
Tboli
I personally don't think much information can be gathered from anything attached to a Tboli hilt - chains, beads, bells, etc. They are obviously easy to attach and detach any time. Traditionally,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2020, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 13,787
Tboli
Hello Ian & Xas,
In terms of the textile, it's abaca but doesn't appear Tboli. It actually looks like Subanen. I'd be interested in seeing what's underneath the textile and if the scabbard has...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2020, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 12,323
Sangi
Hello,
Just a few photos to add to the conversation.
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