| Catalog Description |
Name: Barong and sheath. Elliptical blade. Part of handle silver covered and cordage braided and coated, upper end of handle of carved ivory. 59 cm. long. sheath of 2 flat pieces of wood ends carved. Sheath bound with narrow strips of rattan. Fighting knife of exceptional beauty. The possession of such a weapon marks the owner is a man of wealth and importance in the community. Each knife is the work of a native smith whose conveniences for working steel are of the simpliest [sic], but the blades he produces are highly tempered. Silver coins furnish the metal from which the ferrules are made, while the hilts are of polished ivory secured from Borneo. |
