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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 |
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QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION, THANKS FOR SHAREING.
![]() #1. 1935 bontoc warrior hat, peabody museum #2. old book plate hats being worn and a hat. Last edited by VANDOO; 1st May 2015 at 02:17 AM. |
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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. |
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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. |
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