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15th April 2020, 09:04 AM | #1 |
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CORDILLERA BOLO
Hello friends,
I bought this bolo around 5 years ago. While travelling from Baguio(Benguet) to Sagada(Mountain Province) I stopped on a reastaurant to have some lunch halfway between the two areas (Baguio and Sagada). While taking a breather after a hearty lunch- I chanced to see a local very old guy with this bolo on his waist (along with an antique pendant called ling-ling-o). To go right to the point, I bought the 2 items. 1) some blade traders/artisans from Ifugao say that this is a pinahig. But this does not have the traditional 'puhog' or the navel (see picture for reference) as traditional Ifugao blades must have. The handle/hilt is from a style known as 'inipit' and not the hollow 'nahalung' type. And yet, some traders/artisans from Ifugao claim it is not a cordilleran bolo. So I say: but this was collected on site from a site located between Baguio and Sagada. If this is not Ifugao, must this be a blade from the Kankanaey tribe of Benguet or Sagada? or perhaps a bolo from the Kalinga? Appreciate your inputs and keep keep everyone. Regards Yves |
15th April 2020, 01:05 PM | #2 |
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I believe that this is Ifugao as your direct collection provenance suggests. I have seen these single-edged variations carried in a similar open-faced scabbard and termed pinahig and the solid handle and lack of puhog are typical in my experience, though I have seen a few examples with the hollow socket handle and puhog that are more typical for the hinalung. Thank you for your helpful diagram of the features!
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16th April 2020, 01:03 AM | #4 |
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Hi All,
I read somewhere on this forum that the bolo posted by Tanaruz is called an outtiwon by the Batad Ifugao and a Kotiwong by the Kiangan Ifugao. It was also noted that thread that the blade type was also called a Pinahig. My example of this type of bolo also lacks the pughog whereas my hinalung has one. Sincerely, RobT |
16th April 2020, 10:54 AM | #5 | |
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An outtiwon is a different animal, see this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=pinahig in post #11 Nonoy Tan name this small utility knife the thread started as outtiwon. Regards, Detlef |
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16th April 2020, 11:07 AM | #6 |
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In general I agree with Xasterix! The terms hinalung/hinalun and pinahig are gereral terms and both are clearly in use by some or all of the cordilleran tribes.
Nearly all hinalung/hinalun I've seen and handled have had a tang and wooden handle, complete or partly covered with braided rattan bands and thus lacks the pughog. Regards, Detlef |
16th April 2020, 11:59 AM | #7 |
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cordilleran bolo
Hi friends,
I've had the privilege of talking to an Ifugao bladesmith. He forges traditional Ifugao blades. This is what he shared to me. My bolo is a peh-let (pehlet). The difference between a pinahig and a pehlet is that the pinahig has a sharp edge, thus for thrusting. The pehlet, on the other hand is primarily used for agricultural and or slaughtering of animals. Here are 2 of my old pinahigs and a new reference pehlet for our referece. Thanks and kindest regards from Manila, Yves |
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