PRIMITIVE WEAPONS AND ARMOR OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 111 



with openwork arranged in decorative arabesqiR3 pattern characteris- 

 tic of the Moro designs on parang pommel and blade. Lines of ciii- 

 bossed frets ornament the margins of helmet bowl and form a panel - 

 work pleasing in effect. 



The pompon plume of feathers and tinsel is 54 centimeters (21.2 

 inches) high. The plume is composed of sections fitted into one 

 another which tominate at the base in a wooden spike and seven 

 plumes of feathered tufts wrapped with variously colored cord. 

 Two similar plumes are respectively two-thirds and one-third 

 the length of the taller plume. A wrapping of red cloth inclosey 

 the plumes for a distance of several inches above the holder. 



Height of crest from bottom of visor, 23 centimeters (9 inches) ; 

 length of helmet from visor to neck piece, 32.5 centimeters (12.8 

 inches). Collected by Dr. Robert B. Grubbs, United States Army. 

 Cat No. 3477, U.S.N.M. (PI. 15, No. 1.) 



