18th century Filipino sword

VANDOO · 1st April 2015, 05:52 AM

VERY NICE ONE.

I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE LIKE IT. THE FACE LOOKS CHINESE AND THE TECHNIQUES USED CHINESE STYLE AS WELL. THE CHINESE ARE MASTER HORN CARVERS AND THIS LOOKS MORE LIKE A BUDDHA FACE THAN A EUROPEAN ONE TO ME. IT IS LIKELY CHINESE WERE PRESENT IN THE PHILIPPINES BEFORE THE SPANISH SO TALENTED ARTISTS WOULD HAVE FOUND WORK THERE FOR WEALTHY SPANISH AS WELL AS WEALTHY PHILIPPIANS.
HERE IS YOUR PICTURE LIGHTENED UP TO SHOW THE FACE BETTER. THE HAT AND CLOTHES WOULD ALSO BE A CLUE AS TO WHO THE ARTIST WAS TRYING TO REPRESENT CHINESE OR EUROPEAN.
I WOULD CLASSIFY IT AS A LUZON BOLO AND IT PROBABLY HAD A NICELY WORKED LEATHER SHEATH.

1st April 2015, 05:52 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	VERY NICE ONE. I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE LIKE IT. THE FACE LOOKS CHINESE AND THE TECHNIQUES USED CHINESE STYLE AS WELL. THE CHINESE ARE MASTER HORN CARVERS AND THIS LOOKS MORE LIKE A BUDDHA FACE THAN A EUROPEAN ONE TO ME. IT IS LIKELY CHINESE WERE PRESENT IN THE PHILIPPINES BEFORE THE SPANISH SO TALENTED ARTISTS WOULD HAVE FOUND WORK THERE FOR WEALTHY SPANISH AS WELL AS WEALTHY PHILIPPIANS. HERE IS YOUR PICTURE LIGHTENED UP TO SHOW THE FACE BETTER. THE HAT AND CLOTHES WOULD ALSO BE A CLUE AS TO WHO THE ARTIST WAS TRYING TO REPRESENT CHINESE OR EUROPEAN. I WOULD CLASSIFY IT AS A LUZON BOLO AND IT PROBABLY HAD A NICELY WORKED LEATHER SHEATH. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 1st April 2015 at 04:19 PM.