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7th June 2010, 01:20 AM | #1 |
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Is this the one you got at Timonium?
Yes I too love the silver work. |
7th June 2010, 11:25 AM | #2 |
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Were these combat weapons or just used for removing heads? They seem a bit awkward to use? Lew |
7th June 2010, 02:41 PM | #3 |
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Yes Battara, it's the one from Timonium.
Lew, my impression from Stone(though I do not have a copy with me at the moment) is that these are as much utilitarian as exclusively weapons. I don't think I have ever seen an old photo with a Dayak carring either one of these or a parang pandit....would love to see them in some old photos. |
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It looks like the same guy/boy in the photo that Michael showed earlier. |
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14th August 2011, 11:10 PM | #5 |
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Great picture Maurice! Still trying to figure out how they wielded the parang latok.
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15th August 2011, 06:22 AM | #6 |
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I think you use it similarly to any type of long blade that has a backwards curve. The way the latok bends back is similar to how sabers and parangs tend to curve backwards, making a saber cut or a draw cut (or whatever) much easier to do. As the blade comes down, the geometry of it makes it easy to slide the blade edge at the same time. Thus proper form makes for a strike that has the percussion and momentum of the chop, and the sliding-through affect of the slice. Makes for a really wicked slash/cut. However, it is interesting that the Parang Latok seems so crudely built for this purpose, rather than curving to help achieve an excellent slicing geometry, it is simply bent back - like the Parang Pendat. It must be a little awkward to chop at something low to the ground (unless you adapt your posture and handling to the unique character of the Latok)...
Maybe it is also safer in some ways because of the longer blunt area just beyond the handle offers more room for your hand when doing precision chopping and the bend makes it harder for your hand to slip right onto the blade (unlike many other machetes and parangs). Also, because of the bend back, maybe it is also safer because it is harder to chop your own leg! You have no idea, I've had at least 3 or 4 close calls when out in the forest with a parang, golok, or machete and ALMOST chopping into my leg. Using such efficient tools/weapons is an exercise in focus. They still use this style today... I saw these pictures on a website (not sure if I am allowed to link to it... ?) But yeah, the website/owner gets the credit. Just google "bidayuh cutting tools in semban" and you'll find the website. |
17th May 2014, 07:43 AM | #7 |
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On #12 , The basket the boy carried.
That is for sure a Land Dayak (Bidayuh) Basket he is carrying.
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17th May 2014, 07:36 AM | #8 | |
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The basket he carried.
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That is a Land dayak (bidayuh) Basket. |
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