Talibon for comment - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

16th October 2011, 03:57 AM

harimauhk

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

It is from the Visayan Islands in the middle of the Philippines. Perhaps from Cebu (part of the Visayan Islands).

Hi Battara,

The term talibung is not used in Cebu, but it is used in Leyte and Samar. I would put money on this piece having been made in Leyte or Samar. In Cebu, similar knives are called plamingko (like flamenco in Spanish).

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