Mandaya Spearheads

Rick · 12th January 2011, 02:02 AM

Then we have the socketed variety of Mandaya spear head ....

These two have innumerable forged layers .

Battara · 12th January 2011, 02:49 AM

Thank you folks - truly rare finds indeed! (I thought of you Rick and your 2 pieces).

Well the Mandaya is one of the lumad tribes, with some others being like the Bagobo, T'boli, Manobo, etc.

One thing to notice is that most Mandaya spearheads have that trapazoidal tip and bottom with the "X"s in the middle. Moro spearheads (except the wavy ones) seem to taper with rounded bottoms and do not have "engraved" middle sections.

I only wish that they had the sockets like Rick's (or were on shafts). STill happy with these, however.

Rick · 12th January 2011, 03:16 PM

Yours are the only other ones i've seen with the 'flower' pattern in the panel, Jose .

You really don't see these very often; in 15 years I've only seen yours and Bill's .

I think with the Mandaya spear head the really distinguishing feature is the shape of the point .

Battara · 13th January 2011, 03:26 AM

Hmmmmm.......you may have a point (like the one on top of my head

). I realize I made an assumption of the flower "X"s being part of the Mandaya middle panel. Yet there are so few examples of these. I also noticed that one of your's Rick does not have such a panel.

I agree then that the tip and bottom are signs of Mandaya manufacture.

Rick · 14th January 2011, 01:25 AM

Yep, the only thing that confuses me are the integral sockets on my examples .

Are any spears from Mindanao tribes socketed as these are ??

Bill M · 14th January 2011, 05:17 AM

Here is mine

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...=mandaya+spear

Battara · 14th January 2011, 08:10 AM

Thanks Bill and Rick for posting yours.

The problem is that there are so few pictures or examples around (so far) and thus hard to say what kind of socket/sleeve/ferrule was common for these.

12th January 2011, 02:02 AM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Then we have the socketed variety of Mandaya spear head .... These two have innumerable forged layers . Attached Images

12th January 2011, 02:49 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Thank you folks - truly rare finds indeed! (I thought of you Rick and your 2 pieces). Well the Mandaya is one of the lumad tribes, with some others being like the Bagobo, T'boli, Manobo, etc. One thing to notice is that most Mandaya spearheads have that trapazoidal tip and bottom with the "X"s in the middle. Moro spearheads (except the wavy ones) seem to taper with rounded bottoms and do not have "engraved" middle sections. I only wish that they had the sockets like Rick's (or were on shafts). STill happy with these, however.

12th January 2011, 03:16 PM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Yours are the only other ones i've seen with the 'flower' pattern in the panel, Jose . You really don't see these very often; in 15 years I've only seen yours and Bill's . I think with the Mandaya spear head the really distinguishing feature is the shape of the point .

13th January 2011, 03:26 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Hmmmmm.......you may have a point (like the one on top of my head ). I realize I made an assumption of the flower "X"s being part of the Mandaya middle panel. Yet there are so few examples of these. I also noticed that one of your's Rick does not have such a panel. I agree then that the tip and bottom are signs of Mandaya manufacture.

14th January 2011, 01:25 AM	#5
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Yep, the only thing that confuses me are the integral sockets on my examples . Are any spears from Mindanao tribes socketed as these are ??

14th January 2011, 05:17 AM	#6
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Here is mine http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...=mandaya+spear

14th January 2011, 08:10 AM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Thanks Bill and Rick for posting yours. The problem is that there are so few pictures or examples around (so far) and thus hard to say what kind of socket/sleeve/ferrule was common for these.