Bolo | |
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![]() Top: A typical bolo from Luzon; Bottom: Lumad bolos with sheaths from Mindanao in the National Museum of Anthropology | |
Type | Knife or sword |
Place of origin | Philippines |
Service history | |
Wars | |
Specifications | |
Blade type | Single-edged, convex blade |
Hilt type | hardwood, carabao horn |
Scabbard/sheath | hardwood, carabao horn |
A bolo (Tagalog: iták/gúlok, Ilocano: bunéng, Ibanag: badáng/aliwa, Pangasinan: baráng, Kapampangan: paláng, Bikol: tabák/minasbad, Cebuano: súndang/kampilan, Waray: sansibar, Hiligaynon: sandúko/binangon, Aklan: 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.[1][2] Bolos are characterized by a wide curved blade that narrows down to the hilt, and that comes with a pointed or a blunt tip. Bolos are used as tools in the Philippines and are sometimes compared to machetes.[3][better source needed]
The bolo is also used in the northern islands as an implement of agriculture, somewhat as the Cuban uses the machete.
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