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I don't think we will find anything like it in any museum collections, it's one of a kind.
The blade for sure is Iban and resembling a jimpul without (or with a lost crowit). The hilt is more tricky. I don't think it is close to any of the Bidayuh hilts, but maybe it could be a bit related with the Murut sangkit, as Maurice suggested (not the pakayun that Indy enclosed). Below are two examples as references. But still it's not 100 %. My guess is that, if not Murut, it is a coastal Malay Makara inspired handle. Maybe a cross cultural combination of an Iban who became Muslim and shifted his handle? Michael |
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