Sword (Barong)

before 1916 Overall: 68.3 cm (26 7/8 in.); Blade: 45.5 cm (17 15/16 in.) Source image
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This sword’s hilt is carved from a dense Philippine hardwood known as kamagong and takes the form of a stylized cockatoo (kakatua), a motif characteristic of Tausug and Yakan sword hilts. Its broad, leaf-shaped steel blade is single-edged at the base and double-edged near the...

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