Ceremonial Parang from Borneo

[timboggle]

From Sabah, Northern Borneo - with carvings and rattan cording on the sheath, not a working tool but great for decoration on an adventurers wall/mantel piece etc.

I would like SOLD including UK p&p, fees etc.

thankyou for reading

 

[timboggle]

A better picture....

 

[C_Claycomb]

Guys, get out your wallets, don't leave this around, its a fantastic buy.

I have one without the carvings on sheath and handle, more of a working tool, but it looks like an almost identical pattern. I have used mine and it was a fantastic cutter, but I retired it due to fear of bending it one day. The ratan work is worth the money by itself, just as an example of hand craft at a very high level.

Out of curiosity, is it one of the blades which is concave on one side and convex on the other?

 

[BOD]

Why ceremonial?

Looks very usable to me. These usually are concave/convex.

I good buy. Tell them it is a head hunters sword and your neighbors will give you no more trouble.

Who made it Tim? Lun Dayeh or Dusun?

 

[timboggle]

thanks Chris and Bod

am surprised this hasn't gone

Yes Chris, your right about the Blade mate

Bod, I suppose you could use it as a working tool, but I don't think the handle would last out - if it had a more sturdy working handle the blade would be a good chopper

I acquired it from a trip in the Long Pasia interior region over 10 years ago, so yes, most prob Lun Dayeh, certainly not a Dusun parang

heres another pic

 

[hyfan]

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Regards Hyfan

 

[timboggle]

pm returned, cheers mate

 

[hyfan]

pm sent Cheers Hyfan