Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Parang Ilang Sarawak

This is the Parang Ilang(Ilang Sword)
which belongs to my iban friend, Mr Richard Bilion.
This family treasure was passed on from his grandfather
and was once a headhunters weapon.
It's hilt was formerly decorated with human hair of its victims
which have since been removed.
The hilt is made from deer antler while the sheath
is made of 2 piece of wood joined together,
belian on one side and kempas on the other.







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9 comments:

  1. Kamsiah yusoffApril 18, 2012 at 9:42 PM

    decorated with human hair ???? tak berani I nak sentuh...

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  2. UnknownApril 19, 2012 at 7:51 AM

    I like the sword.

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  3. Cikgu BadarApril 19, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    kreatif

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  4. momto8April 19, 2012 at 10:44 AM

    I wish my boys were awake so I could show them this!

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  5. syielaApril 19, 2012 at 12:08 PM

    decorated with victim human hair... scary!

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  6. puteri kasihApril 19, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    unique..but human hair? err

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  7. Thomas LeeApril 19, 2012 at 9:44 PM

    Their last headhunting was during the Japanese occupation.

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  8. CheqnaApril 20, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    Those were the survival days..but I wonder how many had fallen victim to this sword.

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  9. CheqnoApril 23, 2012 at 5:03 PM

    kalau tengok pada jalinan 'rambut' tu ramai dah yg kene penggal ye-ngeri pulak rasanya

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