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Exceptional Philippine weapons auctioned in Spain
Greetings, just thought of sharing a collection of pictures I downloaded from the Fernando Duran auction last June 2023. Exceptional Philippine archipelago blades were arrayed in several "panoplia" (panoply). The common reaction I got from friends whom I shared this to was...shock, amazement, regret; a few even had a mini-existential crisis of sorts. Without further ado...feel free to discuss any of these panoplies. I'll keep adding to this thread until all the panoplies are complete, and re-labeling them in alphabetical terms. I'm not the type who saves the best for the last, so I'll start with the most jaw-dropping panoply...enjoy!
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Simply incredible. Thank you very much for sharing them, Xasterix!
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Some interesting forms in there I haven't seen before. Very cool, thank you.
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19th July 2024, 06:44 PM | #23 |
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Xas, Were these a museum or someone’s personal collection?
So amazing. Just when you think you’ve seen it all.Kampilan’s (?), with unusual blades. |
19th July 2024, 09:32 PM | #24 |
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Halloo sir, the auction house didn't specify the source, but from what I understand, such panoplies can be found either in museums (some can be seen in a previous thread on PI weapons in Spanish museums) or private collections by Spanish royalty or affluent families.
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19th July 2024, 11:51 PM | #25 |
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Exceptional! Also when some other weapons mixed in which are not Philippine.
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Thanks for sharing this amazing collection of Philippines weaponry. I noticed a few Indonesian keris also slipped into the mix.
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Hi Xas,
Just amazing quality and diversity of pieces. There are a few Indonesian items in there as well, and perhaps a Malay piece or two. I suppose it would be too much to ask whether there is any indication of when these items were collected? Ian. |
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Glad you liked it gents! The mixing-in of Indomalay items are, in my opinion, an indicator of the human and artifact movements between PH and other locations during certain eras. As a conservative guess, I believe that most of the items (except probably for the Krises and kampilans, some of which I believe are older) were late Spanish colonial era up to American era
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20th July 2024, 11:27 AM | #29 |
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Surprisingly,the blades are in a very good state, clean and etched.
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20th July 2024, 11:38 AM | #30 |
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... And one of those North African wedding nimchas.
Gorgeous collection though. |
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