Barong
Artist:
Philippines
Medium: Wood, metal
Classification: Weapons and Ammunition
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Josephine Cleveland Armstrong
Object number: 1938.35.12
DescriptionSteel blade with curved tip and a carved dark wood handle. From the Maro tribe. Wide steel blade. Crescent shapes carved into base of blade (one on each side). Carved wooden handle with wide band of silver. Held in a cracked wooden scabbard bound by thread and rattan strings. Scabbard is made of two pieces of wood.
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