Unusual Moro Barong Sword

CharlesS · 18th July 2014, 01:03 PM

Thanks for all the input guys.

Regarding the ferrule, I agree it does not look Moro at all. I can see the Indo-Malay possibilities and the Chinese/Filipino as well. Jose and I had discussed Chinese artisans in the Philippines before.

I had not thought about the similarities to SE Asian dha/daab decoration, but compared it after reading Ian's suggestion, and there are, indeed, similarities, especially with the segmented, cartouche-like motifs.

Thanks again for the kind comments and input!

18th July 2014, 01:03 PM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Thanks for all the input guys. Regarding the ferrule, I agree it does not look Moro at all. I can see the Indo-Malay possibilities and the Chinese/Filipino as well. Jose and I had discussed Chinese artisans in the Philippines before. I had not thought about the similarities to SE Asian dha/daab decoration, but compared it after reading Ian's suggestion, and there are, indeed, similarities, especially with the segmented, cartouche-like motifs. Thanks again for the kind comments and input!