PRIMITIVE WEAPONS AND ARMOR OP THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 53 



Length of blade, 20 centimeters (7.9 inches) ; length of head from 

 point of base of socket, 38 centimenter (14.9 inches). Collected by 

 Arthur R. Fergiisson. (PI. 6. no. 4.) Cat. No. 324348, U.S.N.M. 



Spearhead^ Luzon Island. — The head and ferrule are polished and 

 have never been used in warfare. The use of the weapon was prob- 

 ably confined to driving aAvay bad spirits or " anitos." The blade 

 has a blunt point formed by truncating portions of the tapered 

 lateral edges near the point. The guard is formed by cutting away 

 sections at base of blade and in drawing out the downward project- 

 ing guard prongs to extended recurved barbs. The blade and fer- 

 rule, which is a separate piece, are both unornamented. 



Length of blade from point to tip of guard prongs, 39.5 centi- 

 meters (15.5 inches). Collected by Douglas N. Starr. Cat. No. 

 315724, U.S.N.M. 



Spearhead, Igorot, Mountain Province^ northern Luzon. — The 

 blade is made of iron and has ferrule attached. Lateral surfaces of 

 the spearhead are chamfered from a central median ridge which 

 expands at the base into the rounded socket or ferrule. The blade 

 is narrow lanceolate ; no guard prongs are attached. 



Length of blade to termination of cutting edges, 14,5 centimeters 

 (5.7 inches) ; length of blade and ferrule combined, 23.7 centimeters 

 (9.3 inches). Collected by Anthony J. Gies. (PI. 6, No. 2.) Cat. 

 No. 205501, U.S.N.M. 



Spear, Moro, Mindanao. — The spear point is made of iron; it is 

 heavy, well forged, has an acute point, elongated triangular lateral 

 edges tapering gradually to the point. The widest part is just 

 beyond the constricted neck, which is rounded in section and is pro- 

 longed into a socket ferrule inclosing the red lauan wood shaft. The 

 shaft is shod with brass extending from the iron ferrule 20 centi- 

 meters (7.9 inches) up the shaft. The blade is unornamented, but 

 has two grooved fillets paralleling the median ridge from the neck 

 to their point of junction 14 centimeter (5.5 inches) from the point. 



Length of blade from point to end of iron ferrule, 40.7 centi- 

 meters (16 inches). Collected by Mrs. James F. Courts. (PI. 6, 

 No. 6.) Cat. No. 292418, U.S.N.M. 



Spear, Moro, Mindanao. — This weapon bears a close resemblance 

 to the one just described, but embraces several variations in detail 

 of construction. The blade is narrow, tapering to an acute point 

 from a maximum v^'idth of lateral surfaces of 4 centimeters (1.5 

 inches) just above the slope of the truncated neck sector. The lat- 

 eral surfaces are plain and chamfered from the median ridge to the 

 edges. The iron tang is a continuation of the blade and is inserted 

 into a wood shaft formed of yellow molave. The ferrule is con- 

 structed of an iron band 5 centimeters (1.9 inches) wide, which is 

 welded about the shaft. Several bands of braided rattan ornament 



