A NICE EXAMPLE THAT SHOWS QUITE A RANGE OF DECORATION OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
I HAVE NOT READ THE OLD POSTS ON THESE RECENTLY SO DON'T REMEMBER ALL THAT WAS POSTED THERE. I THINK THERE IS QUITE A LOT OF OVERLAPING BETWEEN BAGOBO AND TIBOLI ESPECIALLY AFTER AMERICA BECAME INVOLVED IN THE AREA. THE WHITE METAL APPEARS TO BE ALUMINUM SO LIKELY WW2 OF AFTER. THE BEADS APPEAR TO BE MORE RECENT ARE THEY PLASTIC OR SOMETHING ELSE? (PLASTIC IS CHEAPER AND NEWER BUT GOOD CERAMIC OR GLASS BEADS ARE STILL MADE TODAY TOO.)
THE FABRIC IS MORE RECENT TOO. THE SWORD AND SCABBARD AND TWO METAL TIPS ON THE SCABBARD APPEAR TO BE ORIGINAL. THE FANCY CHAINS ARE OLD BUT LIKELY ADDED FROM SOMETHING ELSE ALONG WITH THE BITS OF METAL. THE SAND CAST BRASS HANDLE IS TYPICAL OF WHAT WE ASSOCIATE WITH THE TIBOLI AND THE WOOD HANDLES WITH BRASS WE ASSOCIATE WITH BAGOBO BUT IT IS VERY LIKELY TRADE BETWEEN THE TWO AND PERHAPS EVEN A MIXING OF THE TRIBES INTO THE SAME AREA DUE TO PERSECUTION BY OTHER MORE POWERFUL GROUPS IN THE AREA. I UNDERSTAND SURVIVAL HAS BEEN DIFFICULT SINCE WW2 FOR THESE GROUPS. THE BLADE AND HANDLE WERE LIKELY MADE TOGETHER ARE TIBOLI TRADITIONAL FORM THE SCABBARD LOOKS MORE TRADITIONAL BAGOBO BUT APPEARS AS OLD AS THE SWORD. I WOULD NOT CALL THIS A KAMPILIAN BUT PERHAPS A TOK DUE TO ALL THE ADDED DECORATION ON THE SWORD.
THERE ARE MANY SWORDS THAT HAVE THINGS IN COMMON WITH THE KAMPILIAN BUT NONE HAVE THE LARGE SIZE AND HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES IN THE SOCIETYS WHERE FOUND.
HERE ARE PICTURES OF MOSTLY BAGOBO SWORDS WITH ONE TIBOLI NOTE THE TIBOLI SCABBARD IS NOT AS WELL FORMED OR DECORATED. TWO PICTURES FROM A PHILIPPINE BOOK UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE THE BOOK OR REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE BOOK PERHAPS ANOTHER MEMBER CAN GIVE US THE TITLE.