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Nyabor - Sarawak Museum
Hilt of deer antler and handle covered with brass; blade lower part is designed with kunding motif; sheath binds with rattan lashings; 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
M04Rights owner
Durham University / Sarawak MuseumTitle alt
Nyabor - Muzium SarawakDescription 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 objekCultural group
IbanParticipants
Peter anak SimanCountry
MalaysiaPlace
Sarawak Museum, KuchingItem/object
Nyabor decorated with hedgehog spineMuseum name
Sarawak MuseumMuseum collections documentation
93.37AIntent
The research gap: the materials, the motifs and its symbolic meaning, the usesDate of creation
2020-10-08Unique ID
2019SG05-M04-0123Usage 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
