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Blaan Wooden Stake  This wooden stake is used by the Blaan group, who reside in Central Mindanao. The quadrilateral end indicates that this may have been a stopper while the other end is pointed, indicating that this was used to stab. As a subsistence material, this may have been used alongside the chicken snares, widely … Read more

The scabbard or salungan in Maguindanao is an equally important part of the blade, referred to in many poetry as the sword’s resting place. This scabbard is made of wood, carved at the opening to mirror the blade’s intricate crossguard. It is held together by hemp or split rattan and cloth. What may seem like … Read more

Darna is a Filipina superheroine created by writer Mars Ravelo and artist Nestor Redondo. The character’s first appearance was in Pilipino Komiks (Ace Publications, Inc.) #77 on May 13, 1950. Darna is a retooling of Ravelo’s earlier character, Varga, whose stories he wrote and illustrated himself. This character first appeared in Bulaklak Magazine, Volume 4, … Read more

This badi is commonly used by women of the Bagobo or Tboli group from Southern Mindanao. In the past, the curved blade was made of brass but is now made of iron. The end is mostly flat save for a piercing tip at the middle, likely only decorative. Its hilt seems to be made of … Read more

This belt is called the kaget a brass belt for Bugkalot women. According to some sources it is for pregnant women and may serve ceremonial and religious purposes. About 30 coiled brass pieces are bound by vertical brass lashed with wire. All around it is separating coils and its center portion has an “X”. There … Read more