Hilt of deer antler and the handle covered with brass; blade lower part designed with kunding motif; sheath lashed with rattan; belt string of breadfruit thread. It is used by the Iban as a form of payment in Tusun Tunggu (a customary fine/law) for individual wrongdoing.
History
Session
M04
Rights owner
Durham University / Sarawak Museum
Title alt
Nyabor - Muzium Sarawak
Description alt
Hulu parang diperbuat daripada tanduk rusa dan pemegangnya ditutupi dengan tembaga; bahagian bawah besi diukir dengan corak kunding; sarung parang diikat dengan rotan; tali sarung parang diperbuat daripada tengkalong. Ianya digunakan oleh masyarakat Iban dalam tradisi/adat Tusun Tunggu yang melibatkan pembayaran denda dalam bentuk objek
Cultural group
Iban
Participants
Peter anak Siman
Country
Malaysia
Place
Sarawak Museum, Kuching
Item/object
Nyabor
Museum name
Sarawak Museum
Museum collections documentation
93.37A
Intent
The research gap: the materials, the motifs and its symbolic meaning, the uses