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|  10th January 2009, 10:23 AM | #1 | 
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				 |  Dayak Parang Face Gallery 
			
			When collecting Borneo Dayak parang one thing that thrills me are the variations of different faces, or full figures, on the top side of the hilt common among some tribes. That's why I hoped that we all could share our "faces" so we could together create a huge reference image bank of these variations and enjoy them as pieces of art. For this reason I think it would be great if this thread was pictures only, no comments or questions here either on origin or of appreciation. And only pictures of dayak parang were the top of the hilt is dominated by a face or sitting figure, none of the other hilt variations here please. I hope you all will join and share to make this gallery possible. Here are mine. Michael | 
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|  10th January 2009, 10:25 AM | #2 | 
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			And some more...
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|  10th January 2009, 11:46 AM | #3 | 
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			here one the rest will follow later
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|  10th January 2009, 12:28 PM | #4 | 
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|  10th January 2009, 10:25 PM | #5 | 
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				 |  Nice Thread Michael !! 
			
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|  10th January 2009, 11:51 PM | #6 | 
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			Great thread. I know Michael really likes these!!
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|  11th January 2009, 12:57 AM | #7 | 
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				 |  NOT MY FIELD BUT A FABULOUS IDEA!! 
			
			CONGRATULATIONS!!
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|  11th January 2009, 03:47 PM | #8 | 
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			Hi boys!
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|  11th January 2009, 05:53 PM | #9 | 
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			Here is another Royston | 
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|  11th January 2009, 06:24 PM | #10 | 
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			You have one this way up too.
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|  12th January 2009, 12:34 AM | #11 | 
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			Nice thread     | 
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|  12th January 2009, 12:36 AM | #12 | 
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			Notice the weird (chinese) dragon and the bird too...
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|  12th January 2009, 12:39 AM | #13 | 
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			last one. real twisted horrific one.
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|  13th January 2009, 08:43 AM | #14 | 
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			Thanks all so far! I forgot this face in my first post. Michael | 
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|  20th January 2009, 03:58 PM | #15 | 
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			A couple more....two very abstract.
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|  21st January 2009, 07:57 PM | #16 | 
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			some more....
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|  23rd January 2009, 04:58 AM | #17 | 
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|  23rd January 2009, 06:10 AM | #18 | 
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			Another happy dragon/makara face parang hilt.
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|  29th January 2009, 02:53 PM | #20 | 
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				 |  Another Mandau face 
			
			Here is another that I had not spotted before/ Royston | 
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|  29th January 2009, 10:49 PM | #21 | 
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			and some more
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|  29th January 2009, 10:55 PM | #22 | 
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			rather abstract to me, but still might be considered a face by some.
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|  19th August 2009, 10:03 PM | #23 | 
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			strange face, but a face on a modang handle. (looks like the long face of my boss at my work)
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|  20th August 2009, 12:28 PM | #24 | 
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			He, he, Thatīs an interesting and unusual face. Maybe you can post the rest of the mandau in a separate thread? Michael | 
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|  20th August 2009, 02:59 PM | #25 | |
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 Hello Michael, I already did: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10508 | |
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|  20th August 2009, 09:24 PM | #26 | 
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			And another one. Busang or Bahau.
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|  21st August 2009, 06:31 AM | #28 | |
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 Yes very strange, but it looks like a face. Here the picture when vice verca. | |
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|  26th August 2009, 11:57 PM | #29 | 
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			Not the oldest carving in this thread, but unmistakenly a head.
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|  29th August 2009, 05:15 PM | #30 | 
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			Not so old, as you already knew, but a very nice hilt. Itīs quite rare with an Y-hilt that also has a face carving, IMHO. Michael | 
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