Moro hilt, a question of region.

[David]

Originally Posted by Spunjer

if your intention is to present that kampilan to pershing's museum, that would be cool. understand tho, that with just that tag backing it up, it will never be 100 percent certain that this was a part of his collection. fortunately, he already have an extensive collection of moro weapons.
what is certain though, and without a shadow of a doubt, is if you present this to the National Museum in the philippines, or better yet, at the Aga Khan Museum in Mindanao State University (Marawi City, Lanao del sur), the moro people will get to view and understand this fantastic specimen of their ancestor.

I would second this. IF you are really feeling the need to donate this to a museum, why not give it back to the people of origin?
BTW, i doubt that someone "tampered" with this tag. It probably just fell off. The string broke or the paper tore. It's obviously old. I don't see a need for conspiracy to explain this and i can't see why anyone would remove it just to hide information or provenance. The tag was probably placed there a while ago, but long enough after the event so that particular facts (dates, names) may have become confused or blurred.
Is there any chance we could see the blade of this kamp? I don't know alot about kamps, but perhaps the blade itself could supply clues to it's tribal origins.