sheath for knife
Catalog Number | 34636 |
Literary Reference | , 13839 |
Cultural Affiliation | Moro |
Continent | Asia |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Mindanao Island |
Island | Philippine Islands |
Original Name | barong |
Materials | metal, wood, cordage |
Catalog Description | Name: Barong and sheath. Elliptical blade. Hard wood handle, lower part bound with silver, upper end slightly carved. 57 cm. long. sheath of 2 flat slightly carved piece of wood, upper and lower ends bound with thin cordage. Weapons for use in close combat. Each knife is the work of a native smith whose conveniences for working steel are of the simpliest [sic]. Silver coins are furnishing the metal from which the ferrules are made. |