Panabas

Battara · 28th July 2011, 11:20 PM

With brass like that I would say a weapon for beheading, psychologically and symbolically representing the power and authority of the datu.

tom hyle · 29th July 2011, 01:13 AM

note the similarity to your barong in both the flared blade base and the octagonal handle cross section.

Robert · 29th July 2011, 04:50 AM

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With brass like that I would say a weapon for beheading, psychologically and symbolically representing the power and authority of the datu.

Thank you Jose, I thought that with the overall quality that it could possibly be a lower grade status piece. As usual, do you have an idea of age of this ?

Battara · 29th July 2011, 04:53 AM

Hard to place on this - around the turn of the 20c?

28th July 2011, 11:20 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	With brass like that I would say a weapon for beheading, psychologically and symbolically representing the power and authority of the datu.

29th July 2011, 01:13 AM	#2
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	note the similarity to your barong in both the flared blade base and the octagonal handle cross section.

29th July 2011, 04:53 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	Hard to place on this - around the turn of the 20c?