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4th January 2024, 02:21 AM
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Location: San Antonio
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Bagobo ilap/sangi knife for reference
I received this item yesterday. I believe this is a Bagobo ilap or sangi knife. Unmarked blade, brass ferrule, likely banati hilt. Blade shows signs of resharpening. The ferrule is worn in spots, suggesting use? No sheath. This is my first sangi, it’s a nice little knife!
Much discussion in this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=Ilap |
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4th January 2024, 03:57 AM
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Location: Singapore
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That's a big one! I bid on that also, glad it went to someone here. I like the ferule.
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4th January 2024, 02:36 PM
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Congrats. What were these used for? Skinning?
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4th January 2024, 03:58 PM
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Vikingsword Staff
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These are general utility knives, sometimes called "women's knives" although men use them also. The blade form is found among several Lumad tribes of Mindanao—examples from the Bagobo and T'boli are the most common.
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4th January 2024, 06:28 PM
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Regarding names and usage.
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5th January 2024, 07:02 PM
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Detlef has shown a range of these knives from various indigenous Lumad groups of Mindanao.
Just to add some confusion and a word of caution, there are similar items made by Maranao Muslim craftsmen in the Lake Lanao area that are somewhat copies of these knives. They are not traditional Moro knives, but the Maranao make them for sale to tourists. Mostly these knives have brass hilts and scabbards adorned with bells. |
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