Bolo with wide blade and t-grip for identification

fearn · 12th February 2005, 11:40 PM

Hi Ian,

It's possible that the man is from Timor, but there's a bit of evidence against him.

As I pointed out above, the Timorese look Papuan, which means dark skin and frizzy hair. Similarly their blades apparently don't look like this specimen.

A sample handle (admittedly on a replica klewang) from the archives is shown here

So far as I can tell, this handle is the same as Draeger shows in a sketch of a timorese parang.

I like the idea of "cana" being short for Kanaka--but I don't think we're in the right part of SE Asia yet.

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12th February 2005, 11:40 PM	#16
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Hi Ian, It's possible that the man is from Timor, but there's a bit of evidence against him. As I pointed out above, the Timorese look Papuan, which means dark skin and frizzy hair. Similarly their blades apparently don't look like this specimen. A sample handle (admittedly on a replica klewang) from the archives is shown here So far as I can tell, this handle is the same as Draeger shows in a sketch of a timorese parang. I like the idea of "cana" being short for Kanaka--but I don't think we're in the right part of SE Asia yet. F