Sword
P1232A
From: Borneo | Sarawak | Baram District
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Parang |
| Object Number | P1232A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak | Baram District |
| Date Made | Before 1897 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Iron | Antler | Hair | Gutta Percha |
| Description | Sword (parang). Long straight iron blade. Half of one face, for almost whole length, darkened and decorated with small round brass inlays and raised scroll shaped patterns. Antler hilt, elaborately carved, with protruding openwork spirals and round hole with spiral protrusion inside. Blunt cut tufts of brown, grey/white, and red dyed hair at top, sides, and projecting tip of hilt; long swatches of brown and grey/white hair hanging from top. |
| Length | 70 cm |
| Width | 7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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