Passages Sulu: Kalis

The latest episode of Passages Sulu features the kalis.
The kalis is part of the moro identity. It was an important measure of a man’s stature and ascendancy. Carrying a kalis was regarded with distinction.
The kalis is one of the most ruthless weapons ever developed. The manufacture of bladed weapons became necessary as the Tausug needed to arm and defend themselves against Spanish hostility and incursions. It became the embodiment of Muslim resistance and onslaught. To defend the faith and the sultanate.