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Originally Posted by Ian
Some further pictures from the Archives here, of various sizes, age and quality. I still have the top one, which is sharpened along the curve of the back edge also. The othr two are owned by other members of this Forum and I think are also sharpened on the back edge.
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Hi,
No. It is not associated with the headhunting tribe Iban(sea dayaks) of Borneo nor associated with the Iranun.
It's a term which simply describe the type of blade (binuaya) in the Maguindanaon dialect.
Note: lovely panabas pics!
Saludos,
Yves