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Battara · 21st December 2007, 07:41 PM

This is a Pampangan tabak. Yes it is a type of bolo and typical of Pampangas region on Luzon. Robert is right in that this is why there is not a sharpened tip on the piece - Spanish restrictions. It also looks like the hilt is of horn and silver. I would place this at the late 19c.

21st December 2007, 07:41 PM	#8
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,257	This is a Pampangan tabak. Yes it is a type of bolo and typical of Pampangas region on Luzon. Robert is right in that this is why there is not a sharpened tip on the piece - Spanish restrictions. It also looks like the hilt is of horn and silver. I would place this at the late 19c.