Old tenegre. Need help in identification of figure on the hilt.

[h0ll0wman]

I recently got this old tenegre but I am not familiar what figure is carved on the wooden hilt. May I kindly ask for anyone who can identify this?

[Sajen]

It's called "bakunawa". Nice Panay tenegre from around 1900.

Regards,
Detlef

[xasterix]

Originally Posted by Sajen

It's called "bakunawa". Nice Panay tenegre from around 1900.

Regards,
Detlef

Hi Detlef, sorry for having to chime in to correct...it's not the bakunawa. There are actually specific terms for each figural type; while the bakunawa is sometimes represented, the non-reptile looking ones have their own names in the Hiligaynon tongue. I'm not privy to these types, but I believe they are discussed in some recent publications. They are ancestral figurals.

Not claiming to be a talibong or tenegre expert, but based on my limited experience I'd place that closer to pre-WW2 than 1900.

[jokrho]

I would have to agree with Xasterix. This is a piece from just prior to WW2. Lovely tenegre by the way.

[RSWORD]

The lamination in the blade looks interesting. Worthy of an etch to bring out the pattern.

[h0ll0wman]

Originally Posted by RSWORD

The lamination in the blade looks interesting. Worthy of an etch to bring out the pattern.

Thanks man. I think this is the best look it can get. The blade was already etched when I acquired it.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by xasterix

Hi Detlef, sorry for having to chime in to correct...it's not the bakunawa. There are actually specific terms for each figural type; while the bakunawa is sometimes represented, the non-reptile looking ones have their own names in the Hiligaynon tongue. I'm not privy to these types, but I believe they are discussed in some recent publications. They are ancestral figurals.

Hi Xas,
Yes, of course you are correct. By closer look it's not the typical bakunawa. Bangkaya has written once: Generally, Ilonggo swords have greater lattitude in their carvings of figural pommels than the other regions of Panay. Some may carve their pommels in a more traditional manner or more abstract interpretation of "bakunawa." And then you have other figural depictions such as a true bakunawa or even other demons and deities of Filipino mythology, which is why I use the term anito.
So it's better described as anito. Here the thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=tenegre

Originally Posted by xasterix

Not claiming to be a talibong or tenegre expert, but based on my limited experience I'd place that closer to pre-WW2 than 1900.

I was unsure, the pommel look much younger than blade and scabbard. And again, the laminated blade let become me unsure.
But I can live with the first quarter 20th century well.

Regards,
Detlef

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by xasterix

I'm not privy to these types, but I believe they are discussed in some recent publications. They are ancestral figurals.

Xas, may I ask in which publications?

[xasterix]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Xas, may I ask in which publications?

Greetings, Detlef- I think I chanced upon it in the book:

A Warrior's Armament and Ornament: The Edwin R. Bautista Collection of Philippine Bladed Weapons

It was released early this year. It may also be mentioned in the Filipino Traditional Blades Facebook page, of which there are extensive pictures and classifications of modern talibong. Sorry I can't link there- my FB is deactivated currently.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by xasterix

Greetings, Detlef- I think I chanced upon it in the book:

A Warrior's Armament and Ornament: The Edwin R. Bautista Collection of Philippine Bladed Weapons

It was released early this year. It may also be mentioned in the Filipino Traditional Blades Facebook page, of which there are extensive pictures and classifications of modern talibong. Sorry I can't link there- my FB is deactivated currently.

Thank you very much Xas!