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I recently acquired these attractive and elegant pieces. Included are a Murut pakayun/parapat, a common style of parang, and an exotic dagger from Sumbawa.
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Hello Charles,
Seems like you convinced Santa! ![]() Congrats, that's another well-above-average pedang for your collection! The Sumbawa knife is a really great example - I also wanted to bid on it... ![]() It certainly makes sense to drop the name pakayun which was another error by not well-informed outsiders. Murut is a name attached in colonial times for several ethnic groups (the Lun Bawang possibly being known best); it should be dropped since it seems to be widely regarded as offensive. Can you tell whether the parts of this piece (especially those of its scabbard) are from different periods? What animal is the white hair from? Regards, Kai |
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Kai,
Regarding the parapat, I think all the hair, side scabbard, and shoulder baldric are later to the sword, though certainly not new or recent. The hair is very coarse. I would not be surprised if it was last in the hands of the Dayak to the south, though I am learning that the side knife on a parapat is not so terribly unusual. |
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Merry Ho Ho!
Nice toys under that tree! On the parapat I wonder if there was hair originally on the ends, like in some Kutai hilts. |
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Hi Jose, At the ends of the forked hilt, they didn't attach hair. They worn the sword like showed on the photo. 'naked'. |
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Hello Charles,
Thanks for the additional information! Quote:
Certainly a really nice sword, anyway! Quote:
Those which I saw resembled those on mandau in length; this seems to be exceptionally long! How does it affect wearing the sword when you hold it to your hip? The uppermost metal band seems to be from brass? Are the others crafted from soft iron? Regards, Kai |
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How does it affect wearing the sword when you hold it to your hip?
Kai, This sword was not carried in the traditional manner, at the waist, but by a shoulder sling or baldric visible in a couple of the pics. All the bands are brass. |
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Thanks, Charles!
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Regards, Kai |
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