Parang Negara/Muslim Mandau

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Originally Posted by Dajak

Hi take a good look sumatra I never see with rattan bindings and look at the motif sumatra goes inside this one goes outside...

Hi Ben,

That's a very interesting observation I haven't thought about before.
It's probably very good together with other clues, but not by itself.
Because this is also found in some parts of Sumatra.
Like f.i. the Padang highlands (see a couple of examples illustrated in the Leiden catalogue - Sumatra III; Central Sumatra by Fischer).
As well as Aceh of course (which probably isn't relevant in this case).

Also, several Borneo hilts have the floral motif going inside?
On the rattan I don't think I have seen it often on Borneo weapons?

Michael