Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th April 2020, 09:33 AM
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cordillera bolo
Hello,
confirmed by my Cordilleran contact. They are pinahigs with a hikot (open-faced wooden sheath/scabbard).
Kind regards
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th April 2020, 05:52 AM
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cordillera bolo
With regards to your pictures, they may seem (to me) as pehlets. BUT, will share this picture with the bladesmith for comfirmation.
Kind regards. Be safe all
Yves
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th April 2020, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 14
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cordillera bolo
Hello,
This is what I got from the bladesmith/ and other Ifugao sources-traders who has contacts with bladesmiths:
Pinahig - is a single-bladed bolo. it could be 'slender or a little...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2020, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 14
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cordilleran bolo
Hi friends,
I've had the privilege of talking to an Ifugao bladesmith. He forges traditional Ifugao blades. This is what he shared to me.
My bolo is a peh-let (pehlet). The difference between...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2020, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 14
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CORDILLERA BOLO
Hello friends,
I bought this bolo around 5 years ago. While travelling from Baguio(Benguet) to Sagada(Mountain Province) I stopped on a reastaurant to have some lunch halfway between the two...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2020, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 17
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kaolu bolo
Hi friends.
additional info on the kaolu bolo:
1) blade: flat on one side, then convex on the other side with strong beveled edge (chisel grind,right?)
2) pics of the RED characters and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2020, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 17
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philippine bolo
Hi Friends,
Great info! Very much appreciated. This piece will be in my private gallery (along with about 250+ blades; moro, lumad, visayas, luzon and foreign swords). I was just afraid that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2020, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 17
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Philippine Bolo
Hello friends. Greetings from Manila. My first post. I bought this beautiful blade recently- I can't identify it properly. My gut feel tells me it is a Lumad Tagakaolo bolo (but i'm not really...
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