Sugob
Throwing spear used by Filipino natives
Summary
Sugob, also spelled sugub, is a type of javelin used in the pre-colonial Philippines. They are made from sharpened bagakay bamboo in which certain compartments were filled with sand to add weight for throwing. They sometimes had wooden tips laced with snake venom.
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[[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Throwing spear used by natives of the Philippines}} '''Sugob''' is a type of [[javelin]] used in the pre-colonial [[Philippines]]. They are made from sharpened {{lang|ceb|bagakay}} (''[[Schizostachyum lumampao]]'') bamboo whose compartments were filled with sand to add weight for throwing. They sometimes had wooden tips laced with [[snake venom]].<ref name="scott">{{cite book |author=William Henry Scott |url=https://archive.org/details/...'
