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Hello dear members,
I want to show you two bolos from one of the Mangyan tribes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangyan) on Mindoro which I've purchased from an older gentleman who lived on Mindoro in Viktoria from 2005 until 2010 and bought this bolos from the tribes when they passed his house or when he meet them at the market from Viktoria when they come down from the Mount Halcon. So are this bolos recent working bolos and not old or antique but IMHO very interesting ethnograhic items and since never before are bolos from the Mangyan are shown at this place I want to show them to people who may have interest to see them. ![]() The smaller one is 45 cm long inside scabbard, 42,5 cm without and has a somewhat better forged blade. The longer one is 47 cm inside scabbard and 46,5 cm without. Last edited by Sajen; 31st March 2019 at 04:29 PM. |
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Here are two pictures from Mangyan tribes man who carry such bolos and a map from Mindoro.
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Great find! These are all-purpose blades, and are correctly classified as bolos.
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![]() Best regards, Detlef |
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![]() ![]() And yes, it would be most interesting to know if there antique weapons from the Mangyan tribes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Best regards, Detlef |
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Oh yes lots of sub cultures to the common tribes. Another example is the Tinguian whom I’ve been told is a sub group of the Kalinga.m
And Xasterix is right - hardly anything is known about Mangyan weaponry or battle strategy. |
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