Unknown origin of this Klewang?

[VVV]

I have problems to find any references on this klewang.
Does anyone recognise it or have any ideas of its origin?

Michael

[Dajak]

Hi Michael the crowit the only place where they have this is Borneo the handle type we see on sumatra


Ben

[asomotif]

Michael,

The cross marks on the back of the blade is something that I know from both Sumatran Klewangs and from an occasional mandau.

So again, the sumatra Borneo mix...

Bets regards,
Willem

[Mytribalworld]

I have problems to find any references on this klewang.
Does anyone recognise it or have any ideas of its origin?

Michael

Hi Mikael,

I think its more from Kelatan ( Malay) like the parang Ginah

Arjan.

[VVV]

Thanks for all comments.

Ben, I am not sure that it's a crowit, couldn't it just as well be a kembang
kacang? On the handle which one in Sumatra do you mean?
Willem, on the cross marks they also are found in other regions, f.i. Sulawesi. But I agree that they are common in Sumatra (nice marks on your example!).
The ferrule, that looks a bit Filipino, is also confusing?
And the "whale-shaped" handle?

Arjan, I recognise some traits on the top klewang in the Spirit of Wood book.
So I have checked with a couple of collectors familiar with Kelantanese klewang but they thought it came from Sumatra or Java. I have a couple of Malaysian klewang and parang but this one doesn't have the same feeling when I compare them with this X-klewang. F.i. with this Kelantanese one that is close to the one in the book (picture below).

Michael