Head axe, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 12 relations: Axe, Battle axe, Bolo knife, Cleveland Museum of Art, Headhunting, History of the Philippines (1898–1946), Igorot people, Kalasag, Kalinga people, Panabas, Philippines, Sibat.

2. Filipino melee weapons
3. Weapons of the Philippines

Axe

An axe (sometimes ax in American English; see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split, and cut wood, to harvest timber, as a weapon, and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol. Head axe and axe are axes.

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Battle axe

A battle axe (also battle-axe, battle ax, or battle-ax) is an axe specifically designed for combat. Head axe and battle axe are axes and Blade weapons.

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Bolo knife

A bolo (iták/gúlok, bunéng, badáng/aliwa, baráng, paláng, tabák/minasbad, súndang/kampilan, sansibar, sandúko/binangon, talibong) is a general term for traditional pre-colonial small- to medium-sized single-edged swords or large knives of the Philippines that function both as tools and weapons. Head axe and bolo knife are Blade weapons and Filipino melee weapons.

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Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is an art museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

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Headhunting

Headhunting is the practice of hunting a human and collecting the severed head after killing the victim, although sometimes more portable body parts (such as ear, nose, or scalp) are taken instead as trophies.

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History of the Philippines (1898–1946)

The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 is known as the American colonial period, and began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still a colony of the Spanish East Indies, and concluded when the United States formally recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines on July 4, 1946.

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Igorot people

The indigenous peoples of the Cordillera in northern Luzon, Philippines, often referred to by the exonym Igorot people, or more recently, as the Cordilleran peoples, are an ethnic group composed of nine main ethnolinguistic groups whose domains are in the Cordillera Mountain Range, altogether numbering about 1.8 million people in the early 21st century.

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Kalasag

The Kalaság or Kalasak is a large rectangular wooden shield used by precolonial Filipinos. Head axe and Kalasag are weapons of the Philippines.

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Kalinga people

The Kalinga people are an indigenous ethnic group whose ancestral domain is in the Cordillera Mountain Range of the northern Philippines.

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Panabas

The panabas, also known as nawi, is a large, curved sword used by certain ethnic groups in the southern Philippines. Head axe and panabas are Blade weapons, Filipino melee weapons and weapons of the Philippines.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Sibat

Sibat is the Filipino word for spear, used as a weapon or tool by natives of the Philippines. Head axe and Sibat are Filipino melee weapons.

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See also

Filipino melee weapons

• Bagakay
• Baston (weapon)
• Bolo knife
• Buntot Pagi
• Butterfly knife
• Gunong
• Head axe
• Panabas
• Sibat
• Tabak-Toyok

Weapons of the Philippines

• Bangkung
• Banyal
• Batangas (sword)
• Bicuco
• Cetbang
• Dahong palay
• Golok
• Guna (knife)
• Head axe
• Istinggar
• Kalasag
• Kampilan
• Lantaka
• Lela (cannon)
• List of Filipino weaponry
• List of weapons of the Philippine Revolution
• Paltik
• Panabas
• Parang (knife)
• Sumpit
• Taming (shield)
• Weapons of Moroland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_axe

Also known as Head ax, Head-ax, Head-axe, Headhunter ax, Headhunter axe, Headhunter's ax, Headhunter's axe, Igorot headhunter axe.