Historical Swords From Around the World (Image Gallery) p. 6

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by Arienne King
published on 07 April 2021

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Kampilan Sword

by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 25 March 2021

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A Kampilan sword, traditionally used by various ethnocultural groups in the Philippines and other parts of Oceania. Steel blade with a wooden hilt, decorated with hair and metal.

From Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia. c. 18th-19th century CE. 67.9 cm (26 3/4 in) x 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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