# Sword (Barong)

- Date: before 1918
- Medium: Blade: metal; grip: silver; handle: wood with ivory inlay
- Classification: Arms and Armor
- Dimensions: Overall: 59.8 cm (23 9/16 in.); Blade: 38.1 cm (15 in.)
- Culture: Philippines, Mindanao
- Credit line: Gift of J. H. Wade
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.644)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1918.644/1918.644_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 has a broad, leaf-shaped blade characteristic of the Sulu Archipelago. Its profile suggests it was used for powerful cut-and-slash fighting. The hilt, carved from kamagong hardwood, terminates in an elongated ivory cockatoo (kakatua) pommel. Decorative ivory inlay is embedded into the kamagong surface, forming geometric and dotted patterns that follow the natural curves of the hilt.