ILOILO PLAMINGKO
Hi friends,
Sharing my new treasure. I was told by the previous owner that this came from Iloilo (La Paz) and it's called a plamingko.
It was originally owned by her 'Apoy'- meaning, grandfather of her grandfather. She's around 30 years old....so this piece is more than 100 years old!
See the on the blade. Unfortunately, the tip of the blade was broken, and a skilled artisan here in the Philippines, accepted to have it 'whole' again and fully restored.
Questions:
1) is there a particular name for the pommel/s design?
2) is the blade plamingko the same name given to all parts of Iloilo/Panay?
Enjoy and be safe.
Yves
Note: I have attached a pic of a plamingko with a whole blade.
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