Maurice and Willem,
It's very hard to see but with a magnifier and sunlight it does look like it's fixed with resin. But that doesn't exclude that somebody has done it in Europe of course. I know Borneo collectors in both Sweden and Holland who are very skillful in making there own damar etc.
Still my gut feeling is that it has been done locally and a long time ago, probably when the original hilt broke. Another reason for this is that it actually feels quite good to use the parang with this hilt on.
Michael
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