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Old 3rd April 2010, 08:35 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by chregu
hello together
Mandau or parang ilang what is the correct name?
According to Shelford there are several names. Parang Ilang, Mandau, Malat, Baieng.
Parang Ilang in fact is the term applied by Malays and Sea-Dayaks to the weapons of the Kayans and allied tribes.
The biggest charactaristic is that the blade is convex at one and concave at the other side.


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Originally Posted by chregu
can someone these three swords assign a tribe??
First: I thought at once Kenyah, but there are iban features also...???? So I am not sure!
Second: Area Sarawak.
Third: probably Iban.
Fourth: Kayan.


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Originally Posted by chregu
always belongs to a small second knife?
No not always. But often the sideknifescabbard is missing when the rotan carryingbelt is broken. The sideknifescabbard fell of than very easily, because it isn't helt in place anymore by the ratanbelt.


Rg,
Maurice

Last edited by Maurice; 4th April 2010 at 04:13 AM.
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