Sword
P1233A
From: Borneo | Sarawak | Baram District
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Parang |
| Object Number | P1233A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kayan |
| Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak | Baram District |
| Date Made | Before 1897 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Metal | Antler |
| Description | Sword (parang). Long straight iron blade, swelling to triangular end. Back of blade decorated with indistinct zig-zag pattern. Angled hilt cared from antler. Peel binding in herringbone pattern, gutta percha ring. |
| Length | 41 cm |
| Width | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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