Sayoc Winkler Hawk

In the rare 1904 book by Frederic Sawyer, The Inhabitants of the Philippines, an excerpt on the weapons of the indigenous tribes mention the use of the Aligua a light front and back axe as a decapitating weapon.

The French book, Aventures d’un Gentilhomme Breton aux iles Philippines, by Paul De La Gironiere, also refers to the Aligua weapon. An accompanying engraving confirms a visual reference to the magnificent Tinguan front and back spiked head axe:

“Les hommes portaient leurs armes, qui se composent de la hache, qu’ils nomment aligua, de la lance aiguë en bambou, et du bouclier… ”

Online translation:
“The men carried their weapon, which are made up of the ax, that they name aligua, of the high-pitched spear in bamboo, and the buckler…”