Sword (Barong)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword (Barong)

before 1916

Blade: metal inlaid with brass; handle: metal with silver foil, braided wire, and repoussé work; pommel: kamagong hardwood with bone inlay
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The cockatoo-shaped pommel symbolizes vigilance and status among the Moro people of the southern Philippines.

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