When is a Parang Latok not a Parang Latok?......

VVV · 28th December 2005, 02:08 PM

Hi all,

Except for the octagonal elbow, as Charles pointed out, usually the sadap has more flowery carvings at the hilt than the Latok.
The reason is that the sadap is Melanau (Malay Muslims) and the Latok is Land Dayak so they belong to different tribes.
My Sadap is also almost 1,5 times bigger overall than my Latoks.
The Latoks also differ between Dayak tribes from more simple wooden hilts to the carved antler horn hilt (enclosed Latok hilt examples below).

Michael

28th December 2005, 02:08 PM	#6
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Hi all, Except for the octagonal elbow, as Charles pointed out, usually the sadap has more flowery carvings at the hilt than the Latok. The reason is that the sadap is Melanau (Malay Muslims) and the Latok is Land Dayak so they belong to different tribes. My Sadap is also almost 1,5 times bigger overall than my Latoks. The Latoks also differ between Dayak tribes from more simple wooden hilts to the carved antler horn hilt (enclosed Latok hilt examples below). Michael Attached Images

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