spear

Catalog Number	34668
Literary Reference	, 13839
Cultural Affiliation	Moro

Continent	Asia
Country	Philippines
Region	Mindanao Island
Island	Philippine Islands

Materials	metal; steel, wood, rattan, brass
Catalog Description	Name: spear 217 cm. long. Slender round hard wood shaft with 11 bands of plaited split rattan. Flattish tapering blade longitudinal central ridge on either side. Set in wide brass band. Weapons for use in close combat. Each knife is the work of a native smith whose conveniences for working steel are of the simpliest [sic]. Silver coins are furnishing the metal from which the ferrules are made.