Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Filipino swords and axes in the 13th Century?

migueldiaz · 23rd March 2009, 01:49 AM

The caption does not say the age of the artifacts.

But the gold items directly beneath the blade of the dagger looks 10th to 13th century (just a guess, based on similar artifacts displayed in a museum mentioned earlier).

Note also that the shape of the dagger is similar to the blade shape of the "bolo" of the Zambal upland tribesmen, as illustrated in the Boxer Codex (i.e., images of Filipinos circa 15th to 16th century).

Zambales (home of the Zambals) by the way was the site for the former US naval base, Subic.

23rd March 2009, 01:49 AM	#47
migueldiaz Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manila, Phils. Posts: 1,042	The caption does not say the age of the artifacts. But the gold items directly beneath the blade of the dagger looks 10th to 13th century (just a guess, based on similar artifacts displayed in a museum mentioned earlier). Note also that the shape of the dagger is similar to the blade shape of the "bolo" of the Zambal upland tribesmen, as illustrated in the Boxer Codex (i.e., images of Filipinos circa 15th to 16th century). Zambales (home of the Zambals) by the way was the site for the former US naval base, Subic. Attached Images