4 BULLETIN 137^ UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Chaplain Joseph Clemens, United States Army, disposed of his valu- 

 able collection to the Museum for its exhibit there. In 1910, Mrs. 

 H. C. Corbin presented the collection of Moro weapons collected by 

 her husband, the late Gen. H. C. Corbin, United States Army. 



Specimens collected by the late Maj. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant 

 during his campaigns in Samar were presented to the Museum in 

 1912. Included are a miscellaneous collection of lances, bolos, 

 daggers, krisses, chopping knives, and swords. Through Mrs. H. G. 

 Lyon, the collection of the late Maj. H. G. Lyon, United States Army, 

 was also obtained in 1912. Like most of the really valuable collec- 

 tions of Filipino weapons and armor, this collection contains rep- 

 resentative specimens of Moro handicraft, including some ceremonial 

 beheading blades, " talibong," also a brass cannon, " lantaca." 



In 1915 a collection was obtained as a loan from the Misses E. H. 

 and S. S. Metcalf. The collection includes Bagobo material, consist- 

 ing of bows wound with rattan, arrows and decorated quivers, spears 

 with bamboo shaft, figured brass ferrule and wooded sheath; other 

 spear shafts are of palm or hardwood wound with iron and shod 

 with brass and silver, on which braided ferrules of rattan alternate 

 with. ferrules of brass or iron; wood shields set with tufts of hair and 

 having carved textile patterns; also oblong and carved shields; 

 beheading swords, " talibong," with engraved blades ; bolos with 

 bifurcate, beaded, and carved scabbards; work bolos with basketry 

 scabbard, krisses and daggers with inset, straight, or wavy blades; 

 kampilans with and without cloth pendants; woman's knives with 

 scabbards inlaid with applique ornamentation. 



In 1915 Maj. and Mrs. Edgar Kussel presented a collection that 

 was obtained in 1898-1901. In 1916 Mrs. James F. Bates presented 

 a collection of blades and daggers especially valuable in that the 

 influence of European adaptation in detail of design is especially 

 noticeable; included are also arm daggers, " jamdhar," from India 

 having floriated inlay in silver, Hindu blades, and Turkish swords. 

 Mrs. James F. Courts also presented a collection of Moro and Tagalog 

 weapons to the Museum in 191G. 



Many collections of Filipino weapons date back to the time of the 

 first invasion and occupation of the Philippine Islands by the 

 LTnited States troops. Such a collection is that of Douglas N. Starr, 

 which was presented to the United States National Museum in 1919. 

 Of special interest in this collection is an iron spearhead with fer- 

 rule probably of Chinese work; the spear has three long barbs 

 upcurved at the tip and was used as a charm against " anitos " or 

 spirits. Included are Moro carved and painted wooden shields with 

 carved representations of a snake sighting a deer. 



