Speaking of Panabas or is it something else

[xasterix]

Originally Posted by kai

Thanks, Xas, that's great information! What are the other names - would be good to have them just in case they may happen to show up in any old literature!

Has the curator already published on Subanen blades? Maybe he could be so kind giving us an overview/preview on the blades from this group?

Could you possibly add a pic or two from examples with those simpler hilts you mentioned, please? Looks like the status pieces did have quite elaborate hilts as shown by the 2 antique examples here.

Regards,
Kai

Hi Kai,

Greetings! The curator and other researchers are still in the process of writing a publication- probably in 5 years or so, they'll be able to release that, along with Lumad blade samples and relevant info.

I'll ask my friend to post his antique sample on this thread.

Sincerely,
XasteriX

[xasterix]

Kai,

Here's a sample from the Peabody Museum:

https://collections.peabody.harvard.edu/objects/76545

[xasterix]

My friend's glot vs my pira.

[kino]

Xas, Thanks for posting the link to the Peabody Glot with a status hilt and the photo of your friends Glot. I’m looking forward to the research papers of the Subanen Tribe weapons and others.
I was looking for old photos of Subanen warriors but haven’t found one yet.

Here’s another sword that could be classified as a Glot with a plain wooden hilt.

[Sajen]

Hello Albert,

Thank you for sharing this beautiful sword! And Xas, thank you for the great information. Now I want one.

Regards,
Detlef

[kino]

Here’s another Glot. Courtesy of the Met

[russel]

This is a similar item from my collection, which I have always assumed as being from Borneo (happy to have my opinion challenged). Discussed here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22048

Russel