Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd August 2005, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 27
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Hi Bill,
Would be interested to know where...
Hi Bill,
Would be interested to know where your friend was stationed at that time - Jolo or mainland mindanao?
I too am not familiar with the bow and arrow being of common use at that time, at...
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Forum: Swap Forum
22nd August 2005, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 4
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Nice Tausug Barong
Contemporary Tausug Barong. Commissioned by the original owner for personal use.
Blade Features: heavy, and thick laminated blade. 16" blade length, 1/4" thickness near the puhan. Silver ferrule...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2005, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,993
Definitely a yakan barung. I think Silanbeau...
Definitely a yakan barung. I think Silanbeau referred to in the scabbard is Basilan - home of the yakans.
This could be a key indication on the alleged influence of the latter type yakan pira on...
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Forum: Swap Forum
19th August 2005, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 2
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Taming sold
Taming sold and shipped today. Thanks Mabagani.
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Forum: Swap Forum
15th August 2005, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,453
Medium-sized Moro Taming (shield)
Yakan-made moro taming (shield). Medium sized, approximately 19 inches in diameter.
One of the handles is one-piece with the shield.
The other handle is nailed on.
I believe both handles...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th August 2005, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,983
zamboanga twin bombings
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2005/08/11/news/two.blasts.hit.zamboanga.city.html
to date, 30 civilians were injured.
one of the bombs went off near the blades stall pictured here.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th August 2005, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 24,028
How do you spot a moron in a cockpit?
He is...
How do you spot a moron in a cockpit?
He is the one bringing in a duck.
How do you spot another moron in a cockpit?
Its the one who bets on the duck.
There is a conspiracy in the cockpit...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th August 2005, 05:09 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 39,488
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th August 2005, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 24,028
Those blades can kill!
Here's one from the local news: http://www.zamboanga.com/news/Z-NEWS/Z1-14-03_freak_death_cock_kills_cocker.htm
Cockfighting is the national past time in the Philippines. When the word "cockpit"...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th August 2005, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,983
Hi Tim,
These are for domestic agri use....
Hi Tim,
These are for domestic agri use. Lifespan of the blades depend on their use. The sangguts, when used frequently, are replaced after several years use. The bangkungs, which are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th August 2005, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 39,488
Newly made boy's kris
From a friend's collection and not for sale. Newly made sulu piece specially commissioned for a child.
Separate gangya. 15.5 inches blade, 21 inches overall. with silver fittings.
It has a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st August 2005, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,983
how local blades look (zamboanga edition)
Taken during a trip to the local market (tiangge in chavacano).
a mixture of sangguts - the ones shaped like a question mark (known as tabas elsewhere), bangkung (agri type), many bolos.
in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st August 2005, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 39,488
Hi everyone,
Been away from the forum for...
Hi everyone,
Been away from the forum for some due to a local dengue outbreak and a typhoon (that's 3rd world conditions for you.)
here's my question: if kris cutlery krises were to be...
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Forum: Swap Forum
18th July 2005, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,856
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Forum: Swap Forum
14th July 2005, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,856
Barong Puhans (hilts)
Hi,
I have three pieces of barong hilts.
Wood is not Banati but of Philippine fruit trees santol and langka - both are the local choice replacements for scarce banati wood.
Hilts are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2005, 04:50 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,324
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Forum: Swap Forum
22nd June 2005, 07:25 AM
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Forum: Swap Forum
21st June 2005, 06:20 AM
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Replies: 2
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Nice Shandigan Barong
Hi,
I'm setting my sights on a nice barong disguised as an ordinary bolo, hence, I'm offering this Shandigan Barong for sale.
Of recent make. Overall length is about 20 inches; blade length is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd June 2005, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 28,529
are there any theories on the evolution of the...
are there any theories on the evolution of the shandigan barongs? any particular period they evolved?
from what I have heard from some of the locals, shandigan barongs were influenced by yakan...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2005, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,183
UNUSUAL SPEAR
I was looking for this picture when this thread was still active.
I think this would fall into the same category as the ones mentioned by Bill.
The edges of this one are dull and the pole is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th May 2005, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 51,344
Tagacaolo's place in history
In the early 1900s when Americans came to Mindanao to grab its rich natural resources, a Tagacaolo leader took it upon himself to retaliate the foreigners.
In 1906, this lumad leader assassinated...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2005, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 51,344
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2005, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 27,954
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2005, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 19,577
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th April 2005, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 36,471
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