A barong for good price - had to grab it!

Battara · 8th July 2011, 03:09 PM

Lew I agree with you - guess I should be more specific when I say newer 20th century. In fact I too think the scabbard might be later than the barong itself.

The Pepperskull - yes to an extent. The Yakan for example do not use a punto or wrap. Samal and Sulu use woven wrap on their barongs.

KuKulzA28 · 8th July 2011, 06:57 PM

Battara, thanks for the information, and after re-reading it once, it was no longer confusing - the picture comparison also helped, thanks! That's a really nicely carved scabbard by the way, your work never ceases to impress me.

The grip is definitely very finely woven material, so by Battara's claim, we can assume not Yakan...

an interesting world Moro blades are... full of little nuances within several well-established blade forms.

Battara · 8th July 2011, 09:29 PM

Thank you KulkulzA28.

Yes there are a LOT of nuances and I feel that we have only scratched the surface................

Battara · 8th July 2011, 09:54 PM

Oh found some of my pictures. Here are some pictures of Samal barongs with similar hilts to yours and how the scabbard top was meant to be originally.

KuKulzA28 · 23rd July 2011, 05:20 AM

Battara, I forgot to thank you for posting up these photos... the carvings are very intricate and beautiful... and yup, those definitely look very similar to my barong's hilt...

I definitely have a soft spot for these big leaf-shaped cleavers...

8th July 2011, 09:54 PM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	Oh found some of my pictures. Here are some pictures of Samal barongs with similar hilts to yours and how the scabbard top was meant to be originally. Attached Images

8th July 2011, 03:09 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	Lew I agree with you - guess I should be more specific when I say newer 20th century. In fact I too think the scabbard might be later than the barong itself. The Pepperskull - yes to an extent. The Yakan for example do not use a punto or wrap. Samal and Sulu use woven wrap on their barongs.

8th July 2011, 06:57 PM	#2
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	Battara, thanks for the information, and after re-reading it once, it was no longer confusing - the picture comparison also helped, thanks! That's a really nicely carved scabbard by the way, your work never ceases to impress me. The grip is definitely very finely woven material, so by Battara's claim, we can assume not Yakan... an interesting world Moro blades are... full of little nuances within several well-established blade forms.

8th July 2011, 09:29 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	Thank you KulkulzA28. Yes there are a LOT of nuances and I feel that we have only scratched the surface................

23rd July 2011, 05:20 AM	#5
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	Battara, I forgot to thank you for posting up these photos... the carvings are very intricate and beautiful... and yup, those definitely look very similar to my barong's hilt... I definitely have a soft spot for these big leaf-shaped cleavers...