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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th February 2011, 11:20 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
hello. the supposed migration path is per...

hello. the supposed migration path is per attached. linguistics and genetics heavily support this theory as far as i know. here's an excellent short video...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th February 2011, 11:10 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
yo spunjer, man that was a spoiler! :D that...

yo spunjer, man that was a spoiler! :D

that info is supposed to come out way till the end, on how the visayan hilt design really came about (see att.) ;) :D hey, how's everything?

@dimasalang,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th February 2011, 01:19 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Yes, indeed. And on a related matter, it is...

Yes, indeed.

And on a related matter, it is believed that it was the same seafaring Warays of Samar that made those routine attacks...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th February 2011, 10:19 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
dimasalang, thanks for the map! one can...

dimasalang, thanks for the map!

one can almost imagine the topography here. for instance in luzon (the northern and largest island), where it says 'igorot/ibanag' is the cordillera mountain range;...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2011, 05:54 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
hi, steve. nice sword. congrats! nacho is the...

hi, steve. nice sword. congrats! nacho is the expert on visayan swords. while waiting for his comments --

[1] i tend to agree that it's post ww2 given the scabbard tip's pointy design (my comment...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2011, 05:10 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
hello, thepepperskull. any update from your end?...

hello, thepepperskull. any update from your end? your comment is most interesting because nowadays, we tend to classify visayan blades via their hilt form.

it looks though that in the olden days,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2011, 02:38 AM
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Views: 9,813
Posted By migueldiaz
just can't help but notice that there seems to be...

just can't help but notice that there seems to be certain similarities between nias (indonesia) hilts, and visayan hilts (like in this case) ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2011, 01:23 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
nice movie. thanks, arjan!

nice movie. thanks, arjan!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2011, 12:34 AM
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Views: 17,793
Posted By migueldiaz
The second one looks like a binangon to me as...

The second one looks like a binangon to me as well :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2011, 03:03 PM
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Views: 10,275
Posted By migueldiaz
from another spanish-filipino-spanish dictionary,...

from another spanish-filipino-spanish dictionary, by ruiz, 1630:

Astinggal. pp. Arcabuz. Vide: baril.

Baril. pc. Arcabuz o menosquete (mosquete) b. en. m. tirar con el. in: lo que fue...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2011, 02:56 PM
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Views: 10,275
Posted By migueldiaz
here are the terms from san buenaventura's 1613...

here are the terms from san buenaventura's 1613 spanish-filipino[tagalog] dictionary (there are typos, as i merely copied-and-pasted the text from an old doc) --

ALCABUZ: Astingal pp : de que...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2011, 02:53 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
from san antonio's 1624 filipino[tagalog]-spanish...

from san antonio's 1624 filipino[tagalog]-spanish dictionary:

ASTINGGAL. pc. Cierto genero de arcabuz de que estos usaban antiguamente, viene de Burney [Borneo], es como pieza.

BARIL. (l. Badil...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2011, 02:46 PM
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Views: 10,275
Posted By migueldiaz
here's more info, from william henry scott's...

here's more info, from william henry scott's 'cracks in the parchment curtain' (pp. 3 & 4), an excellent book on philippine history -

"especially interesting [in the spanish archives/accounts] is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2011, 02:41 PM
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Views: 10,275
Posted By migueldiaz
The pre-16th C. Philippine gun ("baril")

The Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_L%C3%B3pez_de_Legazpi) arrived in the Philippines on 1565. On 1567 he sent the king of Spain a sampling of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2011, 02:19 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,793
Posted By migueldiaz
There's also a Lumad...

There's also a Lumad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumad) sword posted a long time ago (http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000933.html) which hilt is similar.

This Lumad sword's blade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2011, 02:13 PM
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Views: 17,793
Posted By migueldiaz
I think it's called a binangon, and looks like...

I think it's called a binangon, and looks like it's from Panay Island as said. But let's see what the Ilonggos have to say.

There's a Visayan sword that just finished on eBay (c/o 'artotec')...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th February 2011, 11:58 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,790
Posted By migueldiaz
Carlos, nice hinalung...

Carlos, nice hinalung (http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/ifugao/index.html)! Thanks for sharing the pics.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th February 2011, 12:53 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 23,193
Posted By migueldiaz
Robert, thanks for the pic. I think it's rare...

Robert, thanks for the pic. I think it's rare that you'll find old plamingkos still with scabbards. Please do show us detailed pics of the scabbard later. Thanks in advance.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th February 2011, 05:10 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 23,193
Posted By migueldiaz
Carlos, thanks for posting the pics of your Phil....

Carlos, thanks for posting the pics of your Phil. blades. Nice!

Robert, that's a nice plamingko. That's how the Visayans call their traditional utility knife, and your plamingko surely follows the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2011, 12:04 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 23,193
Posted By migueldiaz
Robert, thanks for the comments. Your new...

Robert, thanks for the comments.

Your new sword looks like it's chisel-ground (thus, Visayan as we all know). I have a sword with a similar blade profile, which is also Visayan (pic is below).
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2011, 03:15 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 23,193
Posted By migueldiaz
robert, thanks for sharing the pics and the...

robert, thanks for sharing the pics and the probable history of the bolo! (and i for one will always be excited at looking at your bolo pics).

i too am of the opinion that it is from the phil-am...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2011, 01:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 15,304
Posted By migueldiaz
Steve, thanks for the post. Nice pira. Am...

Steve, thanks for the post. Nice pira.

Am also attaching the seventh pic of the seller.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th January 2011, 12:15 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 30,244
Posted By migueldiaz
maurice, thanks for the translation! :)

maurice, thanks for the translation! :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th January 2011, 08:13 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 30,244
Posted By migueldiaz
nonoy, juynboll's 1920s catalogue has such a...

nonoy, juynboll's 1920s catalogue has such a spear. in the description the only word i can recognize is "ifugao". maybe our dear dutch friends can help us out with the translation :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th January 2011, 04:59 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 14,185
Posted By migueldiaz
flavio, thanks for posting these pics! :) ...

flavio, thanks for posting these pics! :)

last september when i went to barcelona, i inquired at the front desk of this museum whether they have philippine items. he said there's none so i decided...
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