Hilt of deer antler carved deep relief of phyllormorphic design; the handle covered with brass; wooden sheath of menggris (koompassie malaccensis) and lashed with rattan; blade curved and incised; the finger guard of kunding motif inlaid with brass; waist string of coarse rattan
History
Session
M04
Rights owner
Durham University / Sarawak Museum
Title alt
Nyabor - Muzium Sarawak
Description alt
Hulu parang diperbuat dari tanduk rusa dan diukir dengan corak tumbuhan; pemegang disalut dengan tembaga; sarung parang diperbuat daripada kayu menggris dan diikat dengan rotan; bentuk bilah parang melengkung dan diukir; bahagian bawah besi diukir dengan corak kunding; tali sarung diperbuat daripada rotan
Cultural group
Iban
Participants
Peter anak Siman
Country
Malaysia
Place
Sarawak Museum, Kuching
Item/object
Dyak Saribas Nyabor sword
Museum name
Sarawak Museum
Museum collections documentation
195
Intent
The research gap: the materials, the motifs and its symbolic meaning, the uses