A very old scarce latok-like Bidayuh sword.

The long wooden handle different from the more usual Latok and Buko swords

The hooked blade in very thick and heavy ( weight is 1,17 kg )​

The scabbard is painted with dragon blood and adorned with red tufts of hair

and many feathers.

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Between the quite large amount of latoks and buko's in Dutch museum collections I could find only one similar ( but scabbard less) example what was coming from the old Royal Military Academy Breda ( KMA) They transferred their collection to the World Museum Leiden after their closing in 1959. Another example is in the Royal Armories in Stockholm . 

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Early 19th century

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West Borneo

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Size total: 77 cm

​Blade:  52 / 38  cm

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HOLD

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