Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Upper class Datu ivory, swassa, and silver barong

Battara · 30th June 2024, 04:17 AM

Greetings folks,

I acquired this from Rsword months ago. It was on my wish list. It is an upper class datu Sulu barong. The pommel is ivory, the hilt made of silver, silver woven bands, and bands of swassa.

The blade is laminated with a tiny round opening on one part of the edge. What is nice is that it has the original carved Tausug scabbard.

I have only seen 5 of these - and the fifth is this one. The Metropolitan Museum in New York has one, but with a pieced pommel and a blade with silver inlays.

Enjoy.

30th June 2024, 04:17 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,257	Upper class Datu ivory, swassa, and silver barong Greetings folks, I acquired this from Rsword months ago. It was on my wish list. It is an upper class datu Sulu barong. The pommel is ivory, the hilt made of silver, silver woven bands, and bands of swassa. The blade is laminated with a tiny round opening on one part of the edge. What is nice is that it has the original carved Tausug scabbard. I have only seen 5 of these - and the fifth is this one. The Metropolitan Museum in New York has one, but with a pieced pommel and a blade with silver inlays. Enjoy. Attached Images