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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2012, 04:55 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
for another quick reference, here's a 10th to...

for another quick reference, here's a 10th to 13th century northern mindanao gold hilt, where we see the 'elephant trunk' motif.

but my personal belief is that it's a bird's beak-mouth, given that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2012, 04:38 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
very interesting, ron! thanks. i'm...

very interesting, ron! thanks.

i'm particularly intrigued by the tang's square to semi-round cross section, because this 10th to 15th century visayan kris which was discussed somewhat extensively...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2012, 10:50 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Here's a similar piece (http://goo.gl/6WGdO),...

Here's a similar piece (http://goo.gl/6WGdO), from a Paris museum, Musée du quai Branly (pics att.)...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2012, 04:15 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Thanks Robert for those links (and the pic of...

Thanks Robert for those links (and the pic of Jose's gunongs). Didn't see those webpages before.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2012, 03:40 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Hi Jose. It looks like you have a point ;) ...

Hi Jose. It looks like you have a point ;)

Because in Krieger's 1926 examples of gunongs above (i.e., nos. 4, 7, 9, & 10), the hilts are not the pistol grip type yet. Thus the pistol grip may have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2012, 04:01 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Don't know much about gunongs but I found this in...

Don't know much about gunongs but I found this in Federico Malibago's webpages on Moro swords (http://home.earthlink.net/~federicomalibago/moroweapons.html):

"Gunong hilts are what distinguish...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2012, 09:43 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
thanks ron for the comment. just to add to that,...

thanks ron for the comment. just to add to that, the leaf-shaped blade profile can also be found in northern philippines, for instance in northern luzon (see att. pic). in there, it's called a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2012, 06:28 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Hello all (and thanks, Nonoy). I think too that...

Hello all (and thanks, Nonoy). I think too that it's a Luzon bolo (peened tang, the blade profile, hilt shape, etc.). As to its age, and just guessing, it can be as old as from the late-1800s I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2012, 06:21 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
on a less macabre note, this website...

on a less macabre note, this website (http://www.watanabeblade.com/english/special/hunt.htm) explains why in certain situations, a chisel-ground blade makes more sense ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2012, 05:44 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Click here...

Click here (http://hiddencities.historyasia.com/ff-malaysia.html) to watch that short video.

So what do you guys think? Does Morse make sense, and was there something written or reported before,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2012, 05:41 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
"Now if I were to use the same blade as a...

"Now if I were to use the same blade as a left-hander, what would happen is I would cut. And instead of going upward, the blade would actually go downwards. And then that would just not be good....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2012, 05:40 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
"… Now let's say I was a right-handed warrior, if...

"… Now let's say I was a right-handed warrior, if I were coming to cut off his head, as I approach the neck, because of the curve in the outer side of the blade, as soon as I make contact, it would...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2012, 05:39 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
in the 'hidden cities' series in history channel...

in the 'hidden cities' series in history channel asia, the host [anthony morse] explains why the right-handed iban headhunter has to be equipped with a right-side beveled chisel-ground sword -- in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th May 2012, 09:12 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
very nice indeed, mr. z! thanks for the pics! :)

very nice indeed, mr. z! thanks for the pics! :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th May 2012, 03:33 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
This Bicol blade is from Vandoo's collection. ...

This Bicol blade is from Vandoo's collection.

The engraved "duggan" text on the blade can mean two things once again - either the family name of the former owner, or the name of a process in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2012, 05:36 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
That's all that those two dictionaries can offer...

That's all that those two dictionaries can offer :)

Hence the "Bucao" engraved on the blade must be referring to the owner's family name...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2012, 01:08 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 66,160
Posted By migueldiaz
From Malcolm Mintz's Bicol-English dictionary...

From Malcolm Mintz's Bicol-English dictionary (thanks to Nonoy Tan):

bukaw [pronounced BOO-cow] - referring to a knife or other tool or implement which is in the process of being forged or an...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2012, 05:48 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 66,160
Posted By migueldiaz
And bocao also happened to be a Bicol term for a...

And bocao also happened to be a Bicol term for a knife or tool, per the entry below in Marcos de Lisboa's 1754 Bicol-Spanish dictionary.

Perhaps our Spanish-speaking friends can translate the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2012, 05:32 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 66,160
Posted By migueldiaz
Thanks for the pics. There's a "Bucao" street in...

Thanks for the pics. There's a "Bucao" street in Iriga City, Albay province in the Bicol region, which province is known for producing traditional Bicol blades. And Bucao is a family name.

Iriga...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th May 2012, 06:38 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Thanks Jim. Ron, a related thought is that a...

Thanks Jim.

Ron, a related thought is that a lot more Lumad (i.e., Bagobos, Mandayas, etc. -- the non-Islam and non-Christian ethnic people of Mindanao) converted to Christianity, as compared to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2012, 08:11 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
the circle atop an inverted 'v' is also...

the circle atop an inverted 'v' is also reminiscent of lumad iconography on their brasswork (the lumad kris pic is from erik farrow, and the top inset is from my lumad panabas) ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2012, 08:08 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
ron, no particular direction i'm going ... just...

ron, no particular direction i'm going ... just muddling through :D

but yes, the bagobos are very close geographically to the maguindanaos, if not next door neighbors:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2012, 04:20 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
the bagobo shield (upper right hand corner in the...

the bagobo shield (upper right hand corner in the pic) sometimes have cross-like symbols, too ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th March 2012, 01:53 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,898
Posted By migueldiaz
nice blades! thanks for the pics, nacho!

nice blades! thanks for the pics, nacho!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th March 2012, 01:48 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 14,492
Posted By migueldiaz
nice! :)

nice! :)
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