old interesting talibesque/moroesque sword

VANDOO · 27th December 2004, 03:24 AM

THE BASIC SHAPE DOES LOOK LIKE A PHILIPPINE TYPE, ITS JUST THE CARVING THAT DOSENT LOOK PHILIPPINE TO ME. PERHAPS THIS TYPE OF CARVING IS DONE SOMEWHERE IN THE ISLANDS BUT IT ISN'T LIKE ANYTHING I HAVE SEEN FROM THAT AREA.
ANOTHER POSSIBILITY IS THE DESIGNS WERE INFLUENCED OR BORROWED FROM ANOTHER AREA BY SAILORS FROM THE PHILIPPINES OR COPYED FROM BOOK DESIGNS OR FORIGN ARTEFACTS. I HOPE SOMEONE HAS SEEN OTHER EXAMPLES AND CAN SHED SOME LIGHT ON ITS ORIGINS.

27th December 2004, 03:24 AM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE BASIC SHAPE DOES LOOK LIKE A PHILIPPINE TYPE, ITS JUST THE CARVING THAT DOSENT LOOK PHILIPPINE TO ME. PERHAPS THIS TYPE OF CARVING IS DONE SOMEWHERE IN THE ISLANDS BUT IT ISN'T LIKE ANYTHING I HAVE SEEN FROM THAT AREA. ANOTHER POSSIBILITY IS THE DESIGNS WERE INFLUENCED OR BORROWED FROM ANOTHER AREA BY SAILORS FROM THE PHILIPPINES OR COPYED FROM BOOK DESIGNS OR FORIGN ARTEFACTS. I HOPE SOMEONE HAS SEEN OTHER EXAMPLES AND CAN SHED SOME LIGHT ON ITS ORIGINS.