Sword with scabbard. (a) Sword: Length 71.5 cm. Width 12 cm. (b) Scabbard: Length 82 cm. Width 6 cm. Variety of swordtype called “parang;” sword is iron or steel, slightly rusted; hilt is carved deer antler with copper wire wrapped around hilt; pommel has inset hair of “ruse” deer; scabbard is carved wood, “rusa” deer hair, rattan thongs, beads. Nowadays used for ceremonial or ritual occasions; once was fighting sword. This piece originally came from area between towns of Rejang river called Kapit and Belaga.
Collection place:
Borneo, Indonesia
Object type:
(not specified)
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Scabbards
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1975-1976 #36: Southeast Asian Studies Department (UC Berkeley)/Margot Lyon (November 20, 1975–November 20, 1975) and S1978-1979 #7: Music Library (UC Berkeley)/Ann Basart (July 13, 1978–October 25, 1978)