Barong

Museum number:
10-543a
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.408
Description:
Barong; carved wood pommel; plaited fiber wrapped grip; pas-d’ane; with carved, nito wrapped scabbard. Incised on blade. Scabbard marked “HSG” See catalog card for illustration.
Donor:
Charles Ravenscroft Greenleaf
Collection place:
Mindanao island group, Philippines
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Barongs (swords), Carvings (visual works), and Plaited weaving
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1911
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Barong, accession number 10-543a, described as Barong; carved wood pommel; plaited fiber wrapped grip; pas-d’ane; with carved, nito wrapped scabbard. Incised on blade. Scabbard marked “HSG” See catalog card for illustration.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Barong, accession number 10-543a, described as Barong; carved wood pommel; plaited fiber wrapped grip; pas-d’ane; with carved, nito wrapped scabbard. Incised on blade. Scabbard marked “HSG” See catalog card for illustration.

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