Kampilan Sword

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by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 25 March 2021

Kampilan Sword — A Kampilan sword, traditionally used by various ethno-cultural groups in the Philippines and other parts of Oceania. From Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia. Steel blade with wooden hilt, decorated with hair and metal. c. 18th-19th Century CE. 67.9 cm (26 3/4 in) x 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in). Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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