Bontoc Sword

Nonoy Tan · 1st May 2011, 06:05 AM

This type of spearhead (in general form) is found not only among the Ifugao but other Northern Luzon Cordillera peoples with countless variations. We have to remember that the inhabitants of the Luzon Cordillera were not a single people, recently grouped into "Igorot." Each village was more or less independent, even with regards to the Ifugao. Thus among the Ifugao, variations of this type of spearhead exists too, depending on which village used it and the blacksmith who created it. It takes a while to be able to differentiate whether the same form of spearhead is from which village or area. Since the early 1900s lot of hybrids have started to turn up too, owing to the increased contact between villages. Thus, it is not unusual to encounter a spear consisting of a spearhead, ferrule, shaft, and butt cap from different provenances.

1st May 2011, 06:05 AM	#8
Nonoy Tan Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 293	This type of spearhead (in general form) is found not only among the Ifugao but other Northern Luzon Cordillera peoples with countless variations. We have to remember that the inhabitants of the Luzon Cordillera were not a single people, recently grouped into "Igorot." Each village was more or less independent, even with regards to the Ifugao. Thus among the Ifugao, variations of this type of spearhead exists too, depending on which village used it and the blacksmith who created it. It takes a while to be able to differentiate whether the same form of spearhead is from which village or area. Since the early 1900s lot of hybrids have started to turn up too, owing to the increased contact between villages. Thus, it is not unusual to encounter a spear consisting of a spearhead, ferrule, shaft, and butt cap from different provenances.