Not The Sword That Killed Magellan, 2019
Hand-carved gmelina wood
38 x 5 1/2 x 1 in.
96.5 x 14 x 2.5 cm
96.5 x 14 x 2.5 cm
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'Not The Sword That Killed Magellan' is a replica of a kampilan, a traditional Filipino blade, on view in the Mt. Samat Museum. The sword was widely used by warriors...
"Not The Sword That Killed Magellan" is a replica of a kampilan, a traditional Filipino blade, on view in the Mt. Samat Museum. The sword was widely used by warriors and chieftains in battle and for headhunting. According to Filipino history, it was a kampilan that the legendary hero Lapu Lapu used to slay the Spanish Conquistador and explorer Magellan, who is credited with the first circumnavigation of the globe.