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**Originally Listed At $1400**

Oceania, southern Philippines, Moro peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive spear or sibat of the "budiak" style, presenting an elongated wooden shaft adorned with a tubular brass band just below the pointed steel head. Enveloped in a hue of chocolate brown, the slender, cylindrical shaft rises to the steel head of the spear, which displays a lengthy blade with a gently risen spine, a slanted shoulder, and a lightly flared tang. The lustrous brass band serves to both secure the steel head and decorate the smoothly carved shaft. Size: 1.4" W x 68" H (3.6 cm x 172.7 cm); 68.8" H (174.8 cm) on included custom stand.

Spanish for "Moor," the term "Moro" is a collective name for Islamic peoples of the Philippines, which are comprised of 13 ethnolinguistic groups that make up about 5% of the Philippines, or 5 million people.

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, acquired from 1995 to 2010

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#168510

  • Condition: Expected nicks and surface wear, commensurate with age. Some loss to base of shaft. Otherwise, excellent with nice patina.

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