The Collection of Primitive Weapons and Armor of the Philippine Islands in the United States National Museum (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple
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Among the weapons collected by Hilder are bows and arrows from the island of J 010, such as were used by the Moro; the bows are of bamboo and rattan, have a braided rattan bow cord, and the arrows are Of cane with palmwood head. Moro spears with steel blade, long brass ferrule, and hardwood shaft are included together with another type of spear having a steel blade fastened into a wooden socket with adhesive gum and fixed to a bamboo shaft; other spears are of the type of war spear with barbed head employed by the Igorot. In cluded in the collection is an example Of cord armor from the Min danao Moro together with a typical collection of Moro swords and daggers, also a collection Of 90 miniature models of Moro and Taga log weapon types.
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