The Collection of Primitive Weapons and Armor of the Philippine Islands in the United States National Museum

Download or read book The Collection of Primitive Weapons and Armor of the Philippine Islands in the United States National Museum written by Herbert William Krieger and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary objective to this handbook is to describe various weapon types that have preserved in metal, wood, horn and bone traces of the material culture of the several waves of civilization that have reached the Philippines in the past. The second objective of this catalogue of Philippine weapons of offense and defense is to describe the typical originality of form., the skill displayed in weapon manufacture, and the beauty of ornmaental patterns produced in the islands but characteristic of the localities in which they are made and used.