Moro Arabic? And MANY other questions...

Dimasalang · 16th January 2009, 06:27 PM

I believe this is the poster/mural VANDOO mentioned previously. Hope this helps.

KuKulzA28 · 17th January 2009, 08:04 AM

I've seen that, it's very nice, had it on my desktop for a bit.

I having a new approach now. I am going to have 7 soldiers in the carving, more is just beyond my skills at this point. It'll be a small jungle skirmish. Tell me if the profiles seem correct.

Datu ------ in Moro armor holding a Kampilan & shield
Krisman --- with a Kalis Taluseko, and a shield. Normal attire.
Tausug ---- tribesman with a barong, budiak spear, and shield. Normal attire.
Tausug ---- holding a panabas and trailing group. Normal attire.
Spaniard -- In armor, armed with a rapier and dagger.
Spaniard -- With a cuirass and holding an arquebus. Long knife in belt?
Cebuano -- In traditional attire? Wielding a Talibon ...and shield?

I have dug up old pictures of Moros, and moro armor and their weapons. Conquistadores aren't too hard to find.
But a Cebuano warrior under the Spanish regime? What was his look? Still wearing tattoos like his ancestors or was that no longer practiced? Still wearing the small jacket and tribal clothes, or a poor man's barong-tagalog, or Hispanic clothes? Did he have a talibon or his working bolo? I'm sure Spanish troops wanted to have well armed auxiliaries, like they had in Mexico - fierce Tlaxcalans against the Aztecs. The Cebuano is the biggest mystery for me... cause he dress, spoke, and lived differently from the days before Megallan, the days under Spanish occupation, and there on after. Anyone have suggestions? References I can see? Websites to recommend?

17th January 2009, 08:04 AM	#2
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	I've seen that, it's very nice, had it on my desktop for a bit. I having a new approach now. I am going to have 7 soldiers in the carving, more is just beyond my skills at this point. It'll be a small jungle skirmish. Tell me if the profiles seem correct. Datu ------ in Moro armor holding a Kampilan & shield Krisman --- with a Kalis Taluseko, and a shield. Normal attire. Tausug ---- tribesman with a barong, budiak spear, and shield. Normal attire. Tausug ---- holding a panabas and trailing group. Normal attire. Spaniard -- In armor, armed with a rapier and dagger. Spaniard -- With a cuirass and holding an arquebus. Long knife in belt? Cebuano -- In traditional attire? Wielding a Talibon ...and shield? I have dug up old pictures of Moros, and moro armor and their weapons. Conquistadores aren't too hard to find. But a Cebuano warrior under the Spanish regime? What was his look? Still wearing tattoos like his ancestors or was that no longer practiced? Still wearing the small jacket and tribal clothes, or a poor man's barong-tagalog, or Hispanic clothes? Did he have a talibon or his working bolo? I'm sure Spanish troops wanted to have well armed auxiliaries, like they had in Mexico - fierce Tlaxcalans against the Aztecs. The Cebuano is the biggest mystery for me... cause he dress, spoke, and lived differently from the days before Megallan, the days under Spanish occupation, and there on after. Anyone have suggestions? References I can see? Websites to recommend? Last edited by KuKulzA28; 17th January 2009 at 08:15 AM.

16th January 2009, 06:27 PM	#1
Dimasalang Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 264	I believe this is the poster/mural VANDOO mentioned previously. Hope this helps.