A Borneo Oddity

[Indianajones]

Hi, this blade is not a version from the Bidayuh or Land-Dayak (S.W Sarawak) which usually have an angle in the blade (at short distance of the grip) and the grip the same form handle but not perforated?!??
I could be wrong here, but thought to bring it up in case I'm wright
Nice quality and unusual piece! Congrats

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by Indianajones

Hi, this blade is not a version from the Bidayuh or Land-Dayak (S.W Sarawak) which usually have an angle in the blade (at short distance of the grip) and the grip the same form handle but not perforated?!??
I could be wrong here, but thought to bring it up in case I'm wright
Nice quality and unusual piece! Congrats

A jimpul is an Iban sword, not a landdayak sword.
Hilt is absolutely Murut! And a very interesting one...

Rg,
Maurice

[Indianajones]

Yes very sharp of you to state that the Iban (jimpul) is different than Bidayuh or Land-Dayak!
Though jimpuls were also used by Iban from the Saribas and Skrangriver which are near Bidayuh area.

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by Indianajones

Yes very sharp of you to state that the Iban (jimpul) is different than Bidayuh or Land-Dayak!
Though jimpuls were also used by Iban from the Saribas and Skrangriver which are near Bidayuh area.

What I sharply meant to say is that the blade of Charles's piece is typically an Iban blade.
A typically Bidayuh blade would be the blade of a buko or pandat, which both are different as Charles's blade.

[A.alnakkas]

Lovely sword!

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=9177

Is there a relation between those 2 blades? They look very similar!

I always thought the users of these weapons are christian headhunters (dayak?) so what does the Islamic script may suggest?

Sorry for my obvious ignorance on the topic I hope it does not cause any delay!

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by A.alnakkas

Lovely sword!

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=9177

Is there a relation between those 2 blades? They look very similar!

I always thought the users of these weapons are christian headhunters (dayak?) so what does the Islamic script may suggest?

Sorry for my obvious ignorance on the topic I hope it does not cause any delay!

Dayaks practiced headhunting according their "adat". There were all kind of Dayak tribes all with their own languages and believes.
They had their own believe, all things in their surroundings had a soul, and they were very supersticious in all actions they needed to do in daily life.
Later some dayaks were converted by missionaries or moslims.

The islamic script on blades are from those area's, were a lot of Islam converted dayaks live, such as the Banjarmasin/Negara area (fi the beladah belabang).

[Maurice]

Charles, does your blade show signs of broken krowits at the base just behind the shoulder where the edge begins?