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zamboanga · 17th December 2004, 05:17 AM

rick,

your spear appears to have the profile of a moro budiak. in my opinion it could have been reserved for a ceremonial purpose - wedding, courtship along with a panji perhaps... its too beautiful for battle. as to tribe, i'm certain it is not yakan, the ferrule is too long almost the length of the blade itself to qualify as yakan.

zelbone,

i do not have budiaks from other tribes.

here is the only link i found with reference to a sankil:

http://litera1no4.tripod.com/yakan_frame.html

the sankil has a wicked hook-like design meant for thrusting and pulling out a person's guts.

17th December 2004, 05:17 AM	#17
zamboanga Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: zamboanga city, philippines Posts: 132	rick, your spear appears to have the profile of a moro budiak. in my opinion it could have been reserved for a ceremonial purpose - wedding, courtship along with a panji perhaps... its too beautiful for battle. as to tribe, i'm certain it is not yakan, the ferrule is too long almost the length of the blade itself to qualify as yakan. zelbone, i do not have budiaks from other tribes. here is the only link i found with reference to a sankil: http://litera1no4.tripod.com/yakan_frame.html the sankil has a wicked hook-like design meant for thrusting and pulling out a person's guts.