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Hilt of deer antler carved with motifs and an anthropomorphic figure; the handle plaited with rattan; sheath of light red meranti lashed with rattan and copper wire; the sheath carved and adorned with wild boar canine tooth; waist string of tree bark fibre; the blade neatly carved and with brass tube inlay. The ilang knife was taken by the Iban during the war expedition against the Kayan
History
Session
M04Rights owner
Durham University / Sarawak MuseumTitle alt
Kayan ilang - Muzium SarawakDescription alt
Hulu parang diperbuat daripada tanduk rusa dan diukir dengan motif; bahagian hadapan hulu parang diukir dengan rupa bentuk anthropomorphic; bahagain pemegang diikat dengan rotan dan wayar tembaga; sarung parang diukir dan dihiasi dengan taring babi hutan; tali sarung parang diperbuat daripada kulit kayu; bilah parang diukir dengan kemas dan dihiasi dengan tube tembaga. Pisau ilang ini diperolehi oleh orang Iban dari orang Kayan semasa serangan perangCultural group
KayanParticipants
Peter anak SimanCountry
MalaysiaPlace
Sarawak Museum, KuchingItem/object
Ilang knifeMuseum name
Sarawak MuseumMuseum collections documentation
74/105Intent
The research gap: the materials, the motifs and its symbolic meaning, the usesDate of creation
2020-10-05Unique ID
2019SG05-M04-0125Usage 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
