Pinutí
Filipino weapon
The Pinutí is a Filipino bolo-type sword from the Visayas, Philippines. The weapon was originally intended as an agricultural implement. The grip is usually made of guava wood, which is light. The blade itself is approximately 16 to 18 inches (40 to 45 cm) long.
Pinutí is Cebuano for "whitened". As a farm implement, it would take on a dark patina due to contact with plant and animal fluids. When farmers sharpened their blades for combat, the blade was polished clean and white.
Certain decorative motifs on some pinutí scabbards have been interpreted as representing Bakunawa/Lahò imagery or, alternatively, a seahorse associated with dragon symbolism.
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pinutí”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Visayan katipunan pinuti d-guard.JPG by Lorenz Lasco <http://filhistory.com>, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.
