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			It was great to meet so many of you in Baltimore this Saturday. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	Some of you asked for handouts, which I never made, but here is a short summary of the "non-mandau-blades" I talked about: Banjarmasin/Negara (Malay): keris, jumbia, sadup (the straight dagger), Banjar parang, candong, beladah belabang ("ex-parang nabur") and pedang jenawi besar (the large straight sword"). Some of the characteristic features: gold, diamonds, dragon's blood (red), floral motifs and rosettes, bird hilts, djadwal ("magic squares"), exoticism and show off. Outside Banjarmasin (Ngaju Dayak): duhung (spear dagger), ilum (= sadup), dua matu bayu (double edged sword), parang negara (flat "mandau" with floral motifs). NW Borneo (Land Dayak, Malay, Melanau): latok/buko, latok sadap, pandat, pedang/senankas. NW Borneo (Iban): parang nabur ("the real one"), langgai tinggang, jimpul, tilan kemarau, duku/pedang. NW Borneo (Dusun): gayang (flat blade), duku/pedang ("piso podang"). NW Borneo (Murut): parapat ("ex-pakayun"), gayang. NW Borneo (Brunei Malay & Kadayan): klewang ("ex-sangkit"), pedang/senankas, pedang, keris, kris. And then the mandau also shows up here and there, too. Michael  | 
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