Knife [.1] parang, with single edged blade and curved wooden hilt. With wooden sheath [.2] bound with two bands of cane. [SM 31/05/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Knife [.1] parang, with single edged blade and curved wooden hilt. With wooden sheath [.2] bound with two bands of cane. [SM 31/05/2007]
Long description: Knife [.1] parang, with single edged blade and curved wooden hilt. With wooden sheath [.2] bound with two bands of cane. The blade has a convex cutting edge. The handle has four carved depressions on each side and a hole at the butt. The sheath is made from two pieces of wood, loosely bound together with plaited cane. [SM 31/05/2007]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Border of Thailand Perlis State
Person: Field collector M.J. Hayward; PRM source M.J. Hayward
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1951
Date collected: 1951
Acquisition information: Donated: 20/04/1985
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Willow Bark Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Plaited, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 428 mm knife, Length: max 318 mm blade, Width: max 50 mm blade, Length: max 347 mm Sheath, Width: max 78 mm Sheath
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.11.4.1 Accession number: 1985.11.4.2