Help Needed To Verify The Identity of A Golok

[mohd]

Originally Posted by KuKulzA28

.. It makes me think Philippines ..
.. I could be wrong, but maybe Luzon? Don't take my word for it, but that's what I think ..

Originally Posted by Indianajones

.. your 'golok' is with certainty a Philippine one; (towards) Mindanao isld. Heavier blade I assume, nice brass cornered ferrule, indeed an example -to my opinion- from pre 1900's (at least).
>for ur info; this shape handle which often appears actually resembles the 'foot' of a horse; important animals in Mindanao ..

Hi Vinny,
Hi Jones,
Thanks a lot for all the info
It seems we agreed that it's a Philippines 'golok'.

Vinny might be correct to say that it might be from Luzon .. anyhow it must be from the southern part of Luzon .. because I read somewhere in the net that there was a Malay Kingdom located in Manila before the conquest of the Spaniard.
And Jones also might be right by saying that the golok might be from Mindanau .. because people of Mindanau are actually an ethnic of Malays.
Kindly CMIIAW because I'm not a historian nor an anthropologist/ethnographer

Now the problem is that I haven't seen any other Philippines weapon and bladed tool that have an exactly similar design with that particular 'golok' blade!
Is that 'golok' actually a Bolo/Sundang?


Notes: Picture from ANCIENT CEBUANO BLADED WEAPONS

Originally Posted by Sansindio in his blog as a description to the above picture

.. Assorted Blades from Cebu.

1. Sundang (Multi-purpose Bolo)
2. Garab ( Vegetation Cutter Scythe)
3. Baraw or Plumengko ( Cebuano Dagger)
4. Sundang Gamay (Small Multi-purpose Bolo)
5. Guna (Planting/Farming un-sharpen Bolo)
6. Sanggot ( Coconut Wine Gatherer Sickle )
7. Pinuti ( Fighting Bolo Sword)
8. Sundang Dako (Fighting Bolo or Machete)

Prominent Families in the Philippines usually buy #7, #1 & #3. They used this as an ornamental decoration in their living room complete with stand. They said that those bladed weapons is a true signature of our Cebuano ancestor and that we can remember them by displaying their weapons as part of our cultural heritage ..

Hope to hear more from you all about the 'golok'

mohd