Assistance with Borneo item
 

Hi

I acquired this heavy chopping type of implement recently (needs some cleaning), which came with a group of Borneo objects. Length is approximately 58cm.

Can anyone help to identify it... Dayak perhaps ?

Comments are welcome and thanks in advance.

Anyone have an idea about this piece ?

It could be a form of kujang.

The auctioneer asked me the same thing. I suggested it is was a Ruding Lengon.

Gav

Colin.

I do not think it is Dayak. Mainly because I cannot think of anything similar from Borneo.
Is the whole thing metal or is that a short handle in the right of the photo ?
The curved end to the blade is more like some Ram Dao forms but I do not think it is from Nepal.
The holes along the back are more similar to those on some Kudi. I would vote for Java.

Regards
Roy

Gav, I think you're right. Ruding Lengon from Java. There is a drawing in the book by Van Zonneveld but is also found on the internet.

Many thanks to those who contributed for the assistance on this item.

Regards.

I am sorry to be a party pooper but I don't think it's a Ruding Lengon.
The edge is on the wrong side of the blade and the handle is not correct.

Michael

PS Maybe Kujang, like Henk suggested, is closer?

The Devil Is In The Details
 

More pictures than just one smallish overall shot might help with further observations as to origin . :shrug:

Here are some more images. The centre grip part is of turned wood, and the iron finial is faceted.

More opinions welcome.

Regards.

Rick was correct, close ups did help a lot.
I think it is a Javanese kudi (not kujang, sorry for the confusion but I often mix them up on which is which).
The holes and the fret work are more Javanese in style than what it looked like from watching the first picture.
Several resembling kudi variations can be found in the Leiden collection database.

Michael