Sword
P1239A
From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Kapuas River | Putus Sibau
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Parang | Malat |
| Object Number | P1239A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kayan |
| Provenience | Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Kapuas River | Putus Sibau |
| Date Made | Before 1897 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Iron | Bone | Hair |
| Description | Sword (parang). Long straight iron sword, flaring to end, with very slightly curving cuting edge. Handle has angled bone end, with decorative relief carving and tufts of dark brown and red-dyed hair protruding from ends. Band of brown fiber lashing and iron cap. |
| Length | 73 cm |
| Width | 14 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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