Budiak with okir

[Ian]

This is an unusual and perhaps not very old Maranao (?) budiak that was included in a lot of items that just finished on an online auction. The wavy-bladed form of budiak is certainly less common than straight-bladed forms, but there are a number of examples around such that it is a recognized variant.

This one is unusual in that it has an okir design in its central panel, with cross-hatching for a background. I think fellow forumite, Rick, may have a similar example. I believe that this style of decoration is Maranao in origin, although Battara can probably give us a better reading.


Budiak with Okir






Maranao Kampilan with Okir

The item following this lot was a kampilan with similar okir work adjacent to the spine of the blade.