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Old 4th October 2014, 10:23 PM   #1
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Hello,

I recently got this nice barong, with a horn collar/punto instead of metal. Do I understand correctly that this is a feature seen on Borneo barongs?

The blade shows very nice lamination, and an additional etch made the patterns pop right out.

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Any comments would be appreciated.

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Old 4th October 2014, 10:42 PM   #2
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A few more after another etch...
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Old 4th October 2014, 11:32 PM   #3
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And another great score, you've been busy. Nice lamination on this one. I don't know about the horn collar being a feature seen only on Borneo barongs, but the experts I'm sure will answer that question for you. I once had a barong that had a collar like this, but was made of bone instead. On the hilt, is that an old repair where the section of wood is missing? It looks to have been intentionally carved out and looks to have the remains of an adhesive still present. Congratulations to you again on this most interesting piece.

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Old 5th October 2014, 03:03 AM   #4
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beautiful blade, Emmanuel!
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Old 5th October 2014, 09:40 AM   #5
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Yes, very nice lamination! A shame that the pommel is in such a bad condition.

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Old 5th October 2014, 12:38 PM   #6
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Lovely blade, and I agree that it is almost certainly Yakan in origin.
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Old 5th October 2014, 10:20 PM   #7
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A nice barung Emanuel!
Congratulations with this find and have a look here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...0&page=1&pp=30

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Old 6th October 2014, 07:28 PM   #8
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Hi everyone,

Thank you for the encouraging comments As soon as I saw it, I had to get it. I'm loving the pattern-welding.

Robert your observation is correct. It looks and feels like someone cleaned up the break at some point for a repair, that evidently did not last. The adhesive material was very dry and it scraped off easily.

I'm guessing the pommel is narra burl? I have a nice piece of amboyna that I might use to carve a repair.

Yes Maurice, I had looked at your thread before. Trying to wrap my head around what would makes this a Yakan piece.

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