kampilan info pls
 

Hi,

This came together with the barung.
Probable age?
maguindanao, maranao or iranun?

No scabbard.

Thank you in advance

Yves

Very nice! It will clean up well. The carving is very high quality. What is the length and how thick is the spine? I believe it is late 19C or early 20C.

This kampy I like much more than the barung. Could very well be from the late 19th century. A clean and etched blade could provide more. I really like it! :)

Regards,
Detlef

Well preserved kampilan in a neglected state. The hilt is nicely carved and intact. Definitely needs a good clean to show it in its full glory. I suspect it has a laminated blade, which cleaning and etching might bring out, but age is hard to assess in its present state. If I had to guess at age, I would say circa 1900.

I have yet to learn of distinguishing features for ascribing a tribal origin to kampilan. Since this one came with a Maranao keping, a working hypothesis might be that this kampilan is also Maranao in origin.

I was looking at the okir of this piece and also lean towards Maranao