Sword (Barong)

before 1916 Overall: 65.5 cm (25 13/16 in.); Blade: 42.2 cm (16 5/8 in.) Source image
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This sword has a broad, leaf-shaped blade characteristic of the Sulu Archipelago. Its profile suggests it was used for powerful cut-and-slash fighting. The hilt terminates in an exceptionally long ivory cockatoo (kakatua) pommel, carved with delicate okir scrollwork. This was...

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