# Sword (Barong)

- Date: before 1916
- Medium: Blade: metal inlaid with brass; handle: metal with silver foil, braided wire, and repoussé work; pommel: kamagong hardwood with bone inlay
- Classification: Arms and Armor
- Dimensions: Overall: 68.3 cm (26 7/8 in.); Blade: 45.5 cm (17 15/16 in.)
- Culture: Philippines, Sulu or Basilan
- Credit line: Gift of J. H. Wade
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.730)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1916.730/1916.730_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This sword’s hilt is carved from a dense Philippine hardwood known as kamagong and takes the form of a stylized cockatoo (kakatua), a motif characteristic of Tausug and Yakan sword hilts. Its broad, leaf-shaped steel blade is single-edged at the base and double-edged near the tip, making it ideal for thrusting in both warfare and ceremony.