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This beautiful barong was sold recently by ebay, I think it is worth to save the seller pictures for our archives for later reference. Any guesses about the age and origin from this beauty?
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I was watching this. Very nice. To me it appears to be Sulu.
I especially love the okir in the tail section. Rare to have it complete and unbroken. Also I like the contrast of the ivory, black horn spacer, and the burled narra wood hilt. Splendid! Thanks for posting this for the archives. ![]() |
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Thanks for sharing,
indeed a beautifull piece Detlef! Regards, Maurice |
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Thank you both for comment.
![]() It was my guess also that it is a Sulu barong but was unsure. The unbroken okir carving at the tail is indeed beautiful. Jose, any guess about the age from this elegancy? Regards, Detlef |
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With this form and type of okir, I would say late 1800s.
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nice one! does anyone know what the ferrule is made out of? hopefully the new owner would post this here...
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To my eyes the ferrule looks like carabao horn with top and bottom silver.
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Lovely...and one of the most elegant examples I have ever seen.
I wouldn't pay too much attention to the so called Chinese "chop mark". We have discussed those here before. |
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agree in both points with you, see for example here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...barong+chinese Regards, Detlef |
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i was gonna mention the chinese connection as i scrolled down, y'all beat me to it. nice barong.
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