Bidayuh parang old style from Upper Sadong. Wooden hilt, the handle binds with cooper wayer; sheath lashed with rattan
History
Session
M04
Rights owner
Durham University / Sarawak Museum
Title alt
Buko Bidayuh, Ulu Sadong - Muzium Sarawak
Description alt
Parang tradisional Bidayuh dari Ulu Sadong. Hulu parang diperbuat daripada kayu dan pemegangnya diikat dengan dawai tembaga; sarung diikat dengan rotan
Cultural group
Bidayuh
Participants
Peter anak Siman
Country
Malaysia
Place
Sarawak Museum, Kuching
Item/object
Bidayuh buko (machete)
Museum name
Sarawak Museum
Museum collections documentation
62/59a
Intent
The research gap: the materials, the motifs and its symbolic meaning, the uses