Parang Negara/Muslim Mandau
Here is a new find - a mandau of the Muslim Dayak from outside Negara/Banjarmasin aka parang Negara
Floral instead of aso-motifs and a heavy, but non-concave/convex blade with a sharp back-edge at the tip.
The scabbard is made of tigerstriped wood and the ferrule is old style brass.
I would love to see other examples from the forumites of this parang.
Michael
|