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Ian · 29th July 2014, 05:05 PM

When thinking of odd barung, North Borneo should not be forgotten. There are some good pictures of northern Borneo barung in this old thread:

http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001304.html

The kakatua on the Maranao barung looks similar to some of these. Note that the ones from Sabah also have cylindrical rather than tapering handles.

Ian.

29th July 2014, 05:05 PM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,522	When thinking of odd barung, North Borneo should not be forgotten. There are some good pictures of northern Borneo barung in this old thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001304.html The kakatua on the Maranao barung looks similar to some of these. Note that the ones from Sabah also have cylindrical rather than tapering handles. Ian.