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Old 16th March 2019, 03:18 AM   #13
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This one was collected in Davao City in the late 1990s. It resembles the bottom one in the initial post of this thread in that the blade is an odd clipped form--something of a "barung/gayang" shape. The hilt has also been decorated with painted motifs on the kakatua pommel (see pictures). I think this one could be Maranao or Maguindanao in origin.

Ian
I'm also researching on this badung form. Haven't ascertained its origin yet, could be anywhere from Zamboanga, Sulu, Tawi-tawi, or Southern Palawan

...or it could also be a Tugaya product, as a lot of blades sold in Davao are sourced from Tugaya
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