PARANG PANDIT

asomotif · 29th April 2009, 12:33 AM

Hello Michael,

Nice examples.
I like the theory by Maurice :

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larger scabbard is that you have more of those nice carvings

But could there be Taiwan/Paiwan influences on the scabbard shape / length ?
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=paiwan

Best regards,
Willem

fearn · 29th April 2009, 05:50 AM

Hi Willem,

When you compare the baiwan and the dayak blades, I think you might be seeing echoes of a shared ancestral culture.

The archeologists and linguisted showed that the ancestral Indonesian/Polynesian culture originated in Taiwan, spread south through Indonesia, then west along the coasts into Polynesia.

These cultures share motifs of canoes, headhunting, and similar. One can see the canoe prow both in the scabbards and in the tips of some of the swords. I suspect it's supposed to be the silhouette of a war canoe in all of these blades, although I'm not sure exactly why.

As for the bifurcated tip, I'd guess it's supposed to be something like a crocodile mouth, but I'm not sure.

Still, the pandit's definitely one of the 10 weirdest blades on the planet, and I'd love to know what it's like to hit something with it. All that square-edged metal in the handle might be painful.

F

migueldiaz · 29th April 2009, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by fearn

As for the bifurcated tip, I'd guess it's supposed to be something like a crocodile mouth, but I'm not sure.

Hi Fearn. If they like the Moros and other Phil. ethnic groups venerated also the croc, then that must be it!

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Originally Posted by fearn

Still, the pandit's definitely one of the 10 weirdest blades on the planet ...

And what would be the other nine?

29th April 2009, 12:33 AM	#1
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,237	Hello Michael, Nice examples. I like the theory by Maurice : PHP Code: `larger scabbard is that you have more of those nice carvings` But could there be Taiwan/Paiwan influences on the scabbard shape / length ? http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=paiwan Best regards, Willem

29th April 2009, 05:50 AM	#2
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Hi Willem, When you compare the baiwan and the dayak blades, I think you might be seeing echoes of a shared ancestral culture. The archeologists and linguisted showed that the ancestral Indonesian/Polynesian culture originated in Taiwan, spread south through Indonesia, then west along the coasts into Polynesia. These cultures share motifs of canoes, headhunting, and similar. One can see the canoe prow both in the scabbards and in the tips of some of the swords. I suspect it's supposed to be the silhouette of a war canoe in all of these blades, although I'm not sure exactly why. As for the bifurcated tip, I'd guess it's supposed to be something like a crocodile mouth, but I'm not sure. Still, the pandit's definitely one of the 10 weirdest blades on the planet, and I'd love to know what it's like to hit something with it. All that square-edged metal in the handle might be painful. F