An excellent Parang Pandat 

The sword itself in near mint condition with handle intact with brass plates, tinfoil and nice bone protrusion. The scabbard is a piece of art , carvings still covered with the original tinfoil

on two sides decorated with rattan strips with very fine carved motifs partly painted with dragon blood. On the handle a red cotton cord , antler bead and strings of plaited human hair .

 

​Bidayuh( or related ) tribe 

West Borneo Mid 19 th century

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Size total: 80 cm

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  SOLD

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