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The hilt of wood; brass handle designed with bamboo shoot motif; plain blade with double curve lines; plain wooden sheath binds with rattan lashings; waist string of rattan and the end part attached with wooden carving of ‘bunga senggang motif’ functioned as a stopper. Peter asserts, it is an agricultural tool based on the weight and the blade design.
History
Session
M04Rights owner
Durham University / Sarawak MuseumTitle alt
Parang tembaga - Muzium SarawakDescription alt
Hulu parang diperbuat daripada kayu; pemegang tembaga diukir dengan ukiran rebung; bilah parang melengkung dan diukir dengan dua garisan; sarung parang diikat dengan rotan; tali sarung diperbuat daripada rotan dan dihias dengan ukiran kayu yang berbentuk bunga senggang dan berfungsi sebagai penahan. Mengikut Peter, parang tersebut digunakan untuk aktiviti pertanian berdasarkan berat dan ukiran parangCultural group
IbanParticipants
Peter anak SimanCountry
MalaysiaPlace
Sarawak Museum, KuchingItem/object
Brass weaponMuseum name
Sarawak MuseumMuseum collections documentation
696Intent
The research gap: the materials, the motifs and its symbolic meaning, the usesDate of creation
2020-10-03Unique ID
2019SG05-M04-0119Usage metrics
Categories
- Social and cultural anthropology
- Heritage, archive and museum studies not elsewhere classified
- Heritage and cultural conservation
- Global Indigenous studies sciences
- Global Indigenous studies culture, language and history
- Global Indigenous studies environmental knowledges and management
- Global Indigenous studies peoples, society and community
