Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - RARE BORNEO SWORD IS IT AN PARANG NIABOR ???

Mytribalworld · 11th October 2007, 02:36 PM

Hi Ben,

according to what I found it should be a " Ajananpka" parang permaaki made by the grand-grand father from Singkoem. The iron he used he took it from the former Demang from Semitau ( or Semitan) (the handwriting isnt very clear). According to the old dayak are many heads captured with this piece.When it came in to the museum ( and that handwriting is already very old) its was already 100 years old according to the writer.
Its not quite clear who the writer is but we think that its one of the fathers from the former mission museum in Tilburg.
strange enough this is almost the only sword in their collection with such a detailed description.

If the place name is indeed Semitau ( sometimes shortened up with "Smitau")
Its somewhere in the area of the Kapoeas river about 40 kilometers south from the Sarawak border in Dutch Borneo ( de westerafdeeling)
Its very close near the Kantoek and Batang Loepar tribes.

Arjan.

11th October 2007, 02:36 PM	#8
Mytribalworld Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 400	was there too.... Hi Ben, according to what I found it should be a " Ajananpka" parang permaaki made by the grand-grand father from Singkoem. The iron he used he took it from the former Demang from Semitau ( or Semitan) (the handwriting isnt very clear). According to the old dayak are many heads captured with this piece.When it came in to the museum ( and that handwriting is already very old) its was already 100 years old according to the writer. Its not quite clear who the writer is but we think that its one of the fathers from the former mission museum in Tilburg. strange enough this is almost the only sword in their collection with such a detailed description. If the place name is indeed Semitau ( sometimes shortened up with "Smitau") Its somewhere in the area of the Kapoeas river about 40 kilometers south from the Sarawak border in Dutch Borneo ( de westerafdeeling) Its very close near the Kantoek and Batang Loepar tribes. Arjan. Attached Images Last edited by mandaukudi; 11th October 2007 at 03:20 PM.