Insights on unusual kampilan?

Ian · 17th September 2014, 07:26 PM

Here are a couple of provenanced ones from Herbert Krieger's, The Collection of Primitive Weapons and Armor of the Philippine Islands in the United States National Museum, published by the Smithsonian Institute, 1926. The top picture is Plate 7 from Krieger's work. Below that are kampilan numbered 1, 4 in that plate, showing the long axis of the blade passing through the hilt.

The hilt of #1 is very primitive and unadorned, which makes classification difficult. This kampilan was captured by Captain J.J. ("Black Jack") Pershing during a punitive expedition in 1903; it is labeled "Moro. Lake Lanao. Mindanao." This one lacks the eye and radiating lines on the hilt, but it does have a saddle. Despite missing the eye and radiating lines, this one may have more in common with an uptilted Type 1 hilt, than a Type II or Type III hilt.

The kampilan labeled #4 is also from the Lake Lanao region of Mindanao. I have rotated the image and added the long axis of the blade to show that it is a typical Type 1 hilt.

So far, I have yet to see a well provenanced Maguindanao kampilan. Anyone out there like to share some pictures of a Maguindanao kampilan?

Ian.

17th September 2014, 07:26 PM	#9
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,361	Here are a couple of provenanced ones from Herbert Krieger's, The Collection of Primitive Weapons and Armor of the Philippine Islands in the United States National Museum, published by the Smithsonian Institute, 1926. The top picture is Plate 7 from Krieger's work. Below that are kampilan numbered 1, 4 in that plate, showing the long axis of the blade passing through the hilt. The hilt of #1 is very primitive and unadorned, which makes classification difficult. This kampilan was captured by Captain J.J. ("Black Jack") Pershing during a punitive expedition in 1903; it is labeled "Moro. Lake Lanao. Mindanao." This one lacks the eye and radiating lines on the hilt, but it does have a saddle. Despite missing the eye and radiating lines, this one may have more in common with an uptilted Type 1 hilt, than a Type II or Type III hilt. The kampilan labeled #4 is also from the Lake Lanao region of Mindanao. I have rotated the image and added the long axis of the blade to show that it is a typical Type 1 hilt. So far, I have yet to see a well provenanced Maguindanao kampilan. Anyone out there like to share some pictures of a Maguindanao kampilan? Ian. Attached Images