[B]Wooden helmets of the Igorot, Luzon[/B]
 

I would like to present you some helmets from the Philippines. Though there is a lot of different types of helmets in the armouries of the peoples of Indonesia and the Philippines, I believe that helmets out of one single piece of wood are especial for the Bontoc and Ifugao of the Cordillera of Luzon. You see three pot-like helmets Oklop of the Bontoc, plain and with carvings, pre-WW II from different years, imo. This type is well known.
The rare bowl-like war hat with a decoration of white metal on the top is from the fifties imo, but the type is known already since the 19th century.
But I never saw in a collection or the literature a piece like the helmet with the brim from the end of 19th century, as well from the Bontoc. It looks like a copy of British or American steel helmets which came into fashion around 1910, but I do not now too much about the year of introduction of modern steel helmets. I added pics from these two.
Every comment would be highly welcome.
Udo

QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION, THANKS FOR SHAREING. :D I HAVE ONE OF THE VERY COMMON ONES, WERE THEY SOMETIMES USED TO CARRY WATER AND THINGS AND PERHAPS TO GET A DRINK OR ONLY WORN ON RAIDS OR TO BATTLES. ?
#1. 1935 bontoc warrior hat, peabody museum
#2. old book plate hats being worn and a hat.

Nice collection of wooden hats.
The one with the brim looks like a bowler hat, similar to what Curly from the 3 Stooges would wear.

I believe the one with the silver finial is Moro.

The flatter ones are salakots. Although this is a Tagalog word for "hat", they are limited more to hats that are not helmets.

Yes the ones with faces are Igorot helmets.

Nice assortment.