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Originally Posted by Dajak
I only see 2 pakayuns with the middle carved and you now this is very old style the one in your hands and mine
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Ben,
You forgot about the third one, shown in Shelford's article.
Let's see who will find it?
Vandoo,
I think the resemblance on the Batak swords in this case is coincidental.
Those features, isolated, are present in several other areas as well and I haven't seen any Pakayun yet with a trade blade.
Also I haven't seen proof of that Bataks and Muruts had any direct cultural exchange.
Some Batak blades were influenced by the Portuguese however who also visited the Western coast of Borneo.
But I haven't read about any major influence on the Muruts from the Portuguese?
Instead Chinese traders had more early contact with them.
Michael