Opinion about this Philippine spear

Ian · 24th July 2007, 06:32 PM

This appears to be an Igorot spear from northern Luzon, and could well date from the late 19th C. You can see similar examples in Plate 5 of Krieger's article. The plates can be found here http://www.vikingsword.com/rila/krieger.html

ian.

Battara · 25th July 2007, 05:42 PM

Supposedly these were used to ward off evil spirits.

kronckew · 25th July 2007, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Battara

Supposedly these were used to ward off evil spirits.

worked then, didn't it.

24th July 2007, 06:32 PM	#1
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,453	Igorot ... This appears to be an Igorot spear from northern Luzon, and could well date from the late 19th C. You can see similar examples in Plate 5 of Krieger's article. The plates can be found here http://www.vikingsword.com/rila/krieger.html ian.

25th July 2007, 05:42 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,308	Supposedly these were used to ward off evil spirits.