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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th May 2011, 01:48 AM
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laEspadaAncha, many thanks for the comments. And...

laEspadaAncha, many thanks for the comments. And I agree with all of them. In particular, I certainly agree that that single evidence is not conclusive, as you nicely put it:

I guess we are like...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 05:05 PM
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And if anybody is interested in buying the books,...

And if anybody is interested in buying the books, the links are here.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 05:04 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
I guess the conclusion in all these is that...

I guess the conclusion in all these is that Philippines, like Java, were both quite competent in coming up with very good designs, in the olden days.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 05:02 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Here's a second expert, expressing his opinion:

Here's a second expert, expressing his opinion:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 05:01 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Another observation from the same expert:

Another observation from the same expert:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 05:00 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Here's the third slide. Please note that it was...

Here's the third slide. Please note that it was concluded by this expert from the Metropolitan Museum that Java and the Philippines were comparable, in terms of their excellence in goldworking...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 04:57 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Here's the 2nd slide:

Here's the 2nd slide:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 04:56 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
I was blogging a related topic in my Facebook...

I was blogging a related topic in my Facebook Page called Filhistory, and let me just post here the English translation of my slides there (http://goo.gl/nEkkf).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 04:48 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
This was how they must have looked when carried.

This was how they must have looked when carried.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 04:47 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (our central...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (our central bank) has a few gold hilts as well, from the same era.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 04:46 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
In the same book (Philippine Ancestral Gold), the...

In the same book (Philippine Ancestral Gold), the artifacts from Java and Philippines were compared from time to time, like below.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 04:44 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Kino, thanks :) Here's the continuation....

Kino, thanks :)

Here's the continuation. Below are pics of Philippine gold hilts from the 10th to the 13th century. A little later, I'll post the comments of the southeast Asia expert from the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 09:34 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Now I'm not an expert on Philippine krises, much...

Now I'm not an expert on Philippine krises, much more on Indonesian and Malaysian kerises :)

Thus the above info are being presented for purposes of validating and further examining things.

I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 09:14 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
There's an artifact from Bohol in the Visayas...

There's an artifact from Bohol in the Visayas which was initially thought to be a kris. But Dr. Dizon correctly pointed out in his paper that it is a spear:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 09:07 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Incidentally, the dissertation covered 75 pieces...

Incidentally, the dissertation covered 75 pieces from the Guthe-Michigan collection, plus another 10 artifacts from the Phil. national museum.

As to the basis of the age of the artifacts, I've...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 09:01 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
For the technically-inclined:

For the technically-inclined:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 09:00 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
The textual description of the Visayan kris:

The textual description of the Visayan kris:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 08:58 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
The details surrounding the Visayan kris can be...

The details surrounding the Visayan kris can be found in a Univ. of Penn. PhD dissertation of a well-known Filipino archeologist, Dr. Eusebio "Bong" Dizon, from the Philippine's national museum.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 08:50 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Here's a close-up of the said Visayan kris ...

Here's a close-up of the said Visayan kris ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 08:48 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
The 10th to 15th century Visayan kris, & earlier artifacts

In vol. 2 of Reader's Digest's Kasaysayan: Story of the Filipino People, there's a pic (below) of a precolonial (pre-16th century) kris.

Later on, I found out that the artifact was excavated in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th May 2011, 05:27 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Thanks, Jose :) Am not an expert on these pieces....

Thanks, Jose :) Am not an expert on these pieces. But them being larger makes me think so, too.

Thanks, Bro :) Yep, somebody surely decided to throw subtlety outside the window ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th May 2011, 02:51 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Here's a pic of the sword before it was cleaned...

Here's a pic of the sword before it was cleaned and etched ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th May 2011, 02:50 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Some more pics ...

Some more pics ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th May 2011, 02:48 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Here's a similar piece, and it's a huge kris...

Here's a similar piece, and it's a huge kris (another one is shown for comparison). The naga-themed kris has the following dimensions -- overall length: 28.9" and blade lt.: 24.6".

What's unusual...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th May 2011, 01:50 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
Hi Alan. My reply was a little off tangent...

Hi Alan. My reply was a little off tangent admittedly :)

But if I will have the chance to interview soon a couple of pandays in Sulu and Mindanao, I'll surely pass on the info to everyone. Thanks...
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