Iban Parang with brass ferrule

Maurice · 25th December 2008, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Atlantia

LOL, you know when I was a kid these invariably were labelled 'headhunters swords' but no, I meant as in some talismanic or spiritual protection.
Thanks, and its really nice!

Gene

Hi Gene,

There are dots which might can be referred to the number of heads taken with the sword according to some forumites. But it are definately not the dots you see here.
The dots which count the number of heads taken are more placed without a symmetric patern.
But the opinions differ about this!

Maurice

asomotif · 26th December 2008, 12:48 AM

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Yes Maurice this is Iban

Ben,

Is it Iban because the bands (this time horn instead of metal) are bind with a small rope on the back ?

Dajak · 26th December 2008, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by asomotif

Ben,

Is it Iban because the bands (this time horn instead of metal) are bind with a small rope on the back ?

No not allone that.

Ben

Maurice · 13th October 2009, 09:15 PM

When reading through my Borneo books, I suddenly stumbled over an old photo in a National Geographic magazine of an Iban warrior which is carrying a sword with a similar "lookalike" scabbard as mine.

So maybe I nailed down the origin and call my parang from now on an Iban parang. (as far that it is not a North Borneo sword which was captured by this Iban after taking the poor Dusun dajak's head

).

Maurice · 13th October 2009, 09:19 PM

And here my scabbard for comparison.

asomotif · 13th October 2009, 10:10 PM

Nice picture ! good research !

Would like to have a real close up of those bracelets... Strange construction

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(as far that it is not a North Borneo sword which was captured by this Iban after taking the poor Dusun dajak's head ).

It would be interesting to find also the matching Dusun head...

Maurice · 13th October 2009, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by asomotif

Nice picture ! good research !

Would like to have a real close up of those bracelets... Strange construction

Thank you Willlem. Do you mean the bracelets on the fore arms or above the elbows? (I suppose you mean the one above the elbows).

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Originally Posted by asomotif

Ps.:
It would be interesting to find also the matching Dusun head...

If he keeps anoying me, my supervisor's head at work will do fine!!!

13th October 2009, 09:15 PM	#4
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,456	When reading through my Borneo books, I suddenly stumbled over an old photo in a National Geographic magazine of an Iban warrior which is carrying a sword with a similar "lookalike" scabbard as mine. So maybe I nailed down the origin and call my parang from now on an Iban parang. (as far that it is not a North Borneo sword which was captured by this Iban after taking the poor Dusun dajak's head ). Attached Images

13th October 2009, 09:19 PM	#5
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,456	And here my scabbard for comparison. Attached Images