Help: Possible Kalinga Axe

imas560 · 12th June 2013, 12:15 AM

thanks Vandoo.
I like the bullet case idea.

Battara · 12th June 2013, 01:02 AM

I agree with Vandoo about the dating of this piece. It is consistent for pieces made around the WWII era, maybe slightly before.

However, it might be Tinguian which are similar to Kalinga, but a little stouter while Kalinga are more crescent shaped in the blade.

By the way, they were still taking Japanese heads during WWII.

imas560 · 12th June 2013, 01:42 AM

Hello Battara,
thanks for the info.
I have to admit that the topic of head hunting during WW2 in SEA has been an interesting diversion for me lately after seeing the Airmen and the Headhunters doco a couple of years ago (have since lost my copy but it is still available on demand from pbs). The Major Tom Harrisson and restoration of head hunting in Borneo against the Japanese story is fascinating which led me on to a document on the Rebellion/Resistance in Mindanao during WW2 which is also absorbing reading.
Fascinating subject.

imas560 · 12th June 2013, 11:16 AM

Hello all,
took some measurements around the axe head (in mm).

12th June 2013, 11:16 AM	#4
imas560 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 180	Hello all, took some measurements around the axe head (in mm). Attached Images

12th June 2013, 12:15 AM	#1
imas560 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 180	thanks Vandoo. I like the bullet case idea.

12th June 2013, 01:02 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,346	I agree with Vandoo about the dating of this piece. It is consistent for pieces made around the WWII era, maybe slightly before. However, it might be Tinguian which are similar to Kalinga, but a little stouter while Kalinga are more crescent shaped in the blade. By the way, they were still taking Japanese heads during WWII.

12th June 2013, 01:42 AM	#3
imas560 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 180	Hello Battara, thanks for the info. I have to admit that the topic of head hunting during WW2 in SEA has been an interesting diversion for me lately after seeing the Airmen and the Headhunters doco a couple of years ago (have since lost my copy but it is still available on demand from pbs). The Major Tom Harrisson and restoration of head hunting in Borneo against the Japanese story is fascinating which led me on to a document on the Rebellion/Resistance in Mindanao during WW2 which is also absorbing reading. Fascinating subject.