New pieces from the collection of General Shockley

[SanibelSwassa]

Originally Posted by werecow

I'm curious about the length of the large sundang. Also would like your cleaning superpowers.

Pic from the auction.

[SanibelSwassa]

Clean up #4

Will need to work on the blade a little more and do a better etch but good enough for the 1st pass.

Enjoy!!

[SanibelSwassa]

Originally Posted by Gavin Nugent

That's what I thought.

The closest I've seen to that motif in swassa is arrangements of 3 half moons to make the triangle shape, not yet the V shape with circle in the center...

Closeups of the hilt and motif.

[Gavin Nugent]

Visayan motifs?

https://www.aswangproject.com/beauti...attoo-culture/

[Battara]

Actually the triangles are a common motif - stylized bamboo spouts - and they are used in the Morolands and in parts of Indonesia. They are also used by other Philippine tribes, especially like the Bagobo.

[Battara]

I wonder if the rings are in Bagobo style and Bagobo made. Mixes like this are not unheard of. Or this is a form of Sulu okir. Maranao usually don't use this form as much. Maguindanao use this with other ingredients. This after thinking about it some more.

BTW - the way the silver wire bands are made, they could be Sulu or Maguindanao.

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by Battara

Actually the triangles are a common motif - stylized bamboo spouts - and they are used in the Morolands and in parts of Indonesia. They are also used by other Philippine tribes, especially like the Bagobo.

Nice to know, thanks. What's the symbolism behind it?

The bamboo sprouts is an interesting theme that also runs in to weapons of chiseled steel spears and goads in Thailand and the surrounds too, they are manufactured to resemble this.