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Originally Posted by t_c
Thanks for the input.
Maurice - The way the handle is shaped seems to suggest a figural head in profile (I'll try to take better pics when I can). Do you know if this intended to be representative of something?
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I looked it up in the "Provisional Classification of the Swords of the Sarawak tribes" written by R. Shelford.
About the handle of the parang pedang it says:
"The handle, the shape of which is characteristic of this (even as the latok and buko), is invariably made of wood.
The head of the handle is formed by a forwardly directed knob; the under surface of the knob is concavely curved, and runs into the grip; the upper surface is convexly curved, and is transversely grooved, so that a varied moulding is produced; the sides of the knob are flattened. The grip is served with plaited rattan."
That is all I can find unfortunately.