Hilt of deer antler carved with man figure sitting on top of the dragon and turfed with hair; the handle plaited with rattan; sheath of Dyera spp. wood; sheath decorated with pineapple fibre and bone. The bone is carved with an anthropomorphic figure and other motifs; sheath lashed with rattan; belt string of rattan; small sheath of wild palm sheath; blade carved and inlaid with a metal tube.
History
Session
M04
Rights owner
Durham University / Sarawak Museum
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Parang ilang Kenyah - Muzium Sarawak
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Hulu parang diukir dengan motif lelaki duduk diatas naga dan dihiasi dengan rambut; pemegang diikat dengan rotan; sarung parang diperbuat daripdada kayu jelutong; sarung parang dihiasi dengan serat nanas dan tulang. Tulang tersebut diukir dengan motif anthropomorphic dan motif lain; sarung parang diikat dengan rotan; sarung pisau diperbuat daripada upih sawit hutan; bilah parang diukir dan disertakan tiub logam
Cultural group
Kenyah
Participants
Peter anak Siman
Country
Malaysia
Place
Sarawak Museum, Kuching
Item/object
Parang ilang Kenyah
Museum name
Sarawak Museum
Museum collections documentation
88/5B
Intent
The research gap: the materials, the motifs and its symbolic meaning, the uses