Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Igorot (Ifugao?) Pinahig Bolo & Hat/Crown w/Monkey Skulls

laEspadaAncha · 19th October 2010, 05:42 PM

I'm further trimming my Philippines collection in an effort to free up more acquisition capital for a collection of swords I have had my eye on... Thus, I am parting with another couple items out of the same collection from which the blowgun came, collected by the same anthropologist in the mid-20th C.

For your consideration are a pair of Igorot items - a Pinahig bolo and a crown - from the same tribe (Ifugao?). Both are decorated with Long-Tailed Macaque skulls. The crown, which is made of intertwined rattan, is further embellished with cloth, beads, and feathers.

The Pinahig bolo measures 17.375 inches / 44.13 cm in overall length with a blade that measures approx. 12.5 inches / 31.75 cm. The blade is marked with what looks like an "ER" on the obverse. I'll upload a photo of the mark in the next day or so.

An extremely cool pair of items. Priced at $325 for the pair, plus shipping worldwide. Paypal okay.

19th October 2010, 05:42 PM	#1
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	Igorot (Ifugao?) Pinahig Bolo & Hat/Crown w/Monkey Skulls I'm further trimming my Philippines collection in an effort to free up more acquisition capital for a collection of swords I have had my eye on... Thus, I am parting with another couple items out of the same collection from which the blowgun came, collected by the same anthropologist in the mid-20th C. For your consideration are a pair of Igorot items - a Pinahig bolo and a crown - from the same tribe (Ifugao?). Both are decorated with Long-Tailed Macaque skulls. The crown, which is made of intertwined rattan, is further embellished with cloth, beads, and feathers. The Pinahig bolo measures 17.375 inches / 44.13 cm in overall length with a blade that measures approx. 12.5 inches / 31.75 cm. The blade is marked with what looks like an "ER" on the obverse. I'll upload a photo of the mark in the next day or so. An extremely cool pair of items. Priced at $325 for the pair, plus shipping worldwide. Paypal okay. Attached Images