Luzon Bolo/Matulis?

ThePepperSkull · 23rd February 2014, 08:29 AM

Being mainly a Philippine collector, I realized recently that a big gap in my collection are pieces from Luzon.

With this realization came this recent acquisition. Interesting piece I won on fleabay. All pics are the auction seller's.

The reason why I am posting this is not only is my Luzon collection a bit thin, but so is general knowledge regarding Luzon pieces themselves.

How old would this one be? Katipunan-era? Anything noteworthy about this piece? I notice that leaf/vine motif is a common theme with nicer pieces with silver (I assume from pics) mounts like this. Is there any significance to that?

23rd February 2014, 08:29 AM	#1
ThePepperSkull Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 338	Luzon Bolo/Matulis? Being mainly a Philippine collector, I realized recently that a big gap in my collection are pieces from Luzon. With this realization came this recent acquisition. Interesting piece I won on fleabay. All pics are the auction seller's. The reason why I am posting this is not only is my Luzon collection a bit thin, but so is general knowledge regarding Luzon pieces themselves. How old would this one be? Katipunan-era? Anything noteworthy about this piece? I notice that leaf/vine motif is a common theme with nicer pieces with silver (I assume from pics) mounts like this. Is there any significance to that? Attached Images

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