Ilang sword - Punan Ba

Ilang sword presented to the Sarawak Museum as a gift. It is used to slaughter a pig during the Bungan ritual. Agoi Suing claim that his wife is the descendant of the burial pole and the ilang is used to establish her family connection with the artefact. The blade is known as ilang, the hilt of deer antler, the sheath is known as tipak ilang adorned with goat hair (ebuk ilang), an intricate pattern weaved out of split rattan wrapped around the ilang hoister is known as ulat uro balu, the lashes of wai leti (a type of rattan), the small sheath of upih pinang (betelnut sheath) and the main sheath of red meranti wood and varnished