Is This kampilan from the mandaya s ???

[Ian]

Hi Ben:

You have a marriage of styles here, although probably combined in a host culture rather than by someone creating something for sale.

The handle is Moro (probably Maranao) in form. The short kampilan styled blade is commonly found among several Lumad groups (notably the T'boli and Bagobo -- the latter including the Tagakaolu near Davao City) and the scabbard, as mentioned by Battara, is Lumad also (probably T'boli). The traditional Mandaya blades do not include a kampilan form according to historical sources.

Overall it appears to be a Lumad piece, probably T'boli, but with a Moro handle.

Interesting piece.

Ian.