Origin of the Kalinga Axe

Nonoy Tan · 1st November 2008, 09:51 AM

Going back to tracing it origins ....

The crescent moon-shaped axe appears to me in the shape of the hornbill, whose red beak is used by the Ilongot to represent excitement (as in headhunting forays). I wonder if there is any connection.

Unfortunately, accounts of early travellers in the Cordillera (which mention the axe) do not seem to go earlier than the late 19th century.

The origins of the Kalinga axe is puzzling.

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1st November 2008, 09:51 AM	#8
Nonoy Tan Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 293	Going back to tracing it origins .... The crescent moon-shaped axe appears to me in the shape of the hornbill, whose red beak is used by the Ilongot to represent excitement (as in headhunting forays). I wonder if there is any connection. Unfortunately, accounts of early travellers in the Cordillera (which mention the axe) do not seem to go earlier than the late 19th century. The origins of the Kalinga axe is puzzling.