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Parang ilang Penan - Sarawak Museum

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posted on 2023-02-28, 17:37 authored by Tracy Peter SamatTracy Peter Samat
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

Date of creation

2020-09-14

Unique ID

2019SG05-M04-0139