Pinahig Ifugao Bolo?

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Originally Posted by Gavin Nugent

I know there are only so many ways a weapon or tool can be made,but it fascinates me how Naga use the same construction method, albeit with timber/Bamboo cores in their handles and the weapons from Taiwanese Aboriginals also use this construction method.

How prevalent was trade between Taiwan and the northern Philippines?
Is it thought that this style of manufacture was introduced from Taiwan?

Trade between Taiwan and northern Luzon goes back centuries. Genetic studies have shown historical interbreeding between native Taiwanese and Filipino groups among residents in Taiwan and the northern Philippines. Where the socket hilt arose is unclear, biut cross-diffusion seems likely.