Iban Parang with brass ferrule

[Maurice]

And here my scabbard for comparison.

[asomotif]

Nice picture ! good research !

Would like to have a real close up of those bracelets... Strange construction

Ps.:

(as far that it is not a North Borneo sword which was captured by this Iban after taking the poor Dusun dajak's head ).

It would be interesting to find also the matching Dusun head...

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Nice picture ! good research !

Would like to have a real close up of those bracelets... Strange construction

Thank you Willlem. Do you mean the bracelets on the fore arms or above the elbows? (I suppose you mean the one above the elbows).

Originally Posted by asomotif

Ps.:
It would be interesting to find also the matching Dusun head...

If he keeps anoying me, my supervisor's head at work will do fine!!!

[asomotif]

The ones above the elbow indeed.

BTW, Nice avatar picture.

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by asomotif

The ones above the elbow indeed.

I think it is the same construction as the bracelets worn by this dajak.

My guess would be that 1 bracelet above the elbows are in fact 3 bracelets worn next to eachother.

[Sajen]

The white ones look like they are from shell.

[asomotif]

The white ones look like they are from shell.

Yep, the white parts will be shell.
And probably Maurice is right and above and below are separate bracelets made form rattan or something similar.