Parang ilang of the Penan Silat Upper Baram;
wooden hilt, the handle plaited with rattan; attached to it is a woodcarving knife; main sheath binds with rattan lashings; the small knife casing of betelnut sheath; belt string of rattan; blades are plain
History
Session
M04
Rights owner
Durham University / Sarawak Museum
Title alt
Parang ilang Penan - Muzium Sarawak
Description alt
Parang ilang dari penan Silat Ulu Baram; hulu parang diperbuat daripada kayu dan bahagian pemegangnya diikat dengan rotan, disertakan dengan pisau raut; sarung utama diikat dengan rotan; sarung pisau diperbuat daripada upih pinang; tali sarung parang diperbuat daripada rotan; kedua-dua bilah parang dan pisau tidak mempunyai sebarang ukiran
Cultural group
Penan
Participants
Peter anak Siman
Country
Malaysia
Place
Sarawak Museum, Kuching
Item/object
Parang ilang Penan
Museum name
Sarawak Museum
Museum collections documentation
92/203
Intent
The research gap: the materials, the motifs and its symbolic meaning, the uses