Seadajak Parang with rare scabbard

Mytribalworld · 11th January 2009, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mandaukudi

Hi Michael,

East Sabah seems to be not as much visited and researched as the west part. I know for example that Osa Johnson landed there with his catalina on the kinabatangan river ( will list pics tomorrow). writers I only found two specific on the east: Doroty Cator "everyday life among the headhunters"and D.D.Daly explorations in British North Borneo 1883-1887 Both books I have not read yet.

Reading the book of Rutter we see that it was just the western part of Sabah where a lot of trade was , also from Chinese and Bajau.
there where still markets there with 700 stands !

Also if you see the photo's of the book of Rutter you see philippine weapons in use at the western part of Sabah.

I also found googling the word "Gayang" often related to the philippines and should be the word for "sword".
Is maybe a parang gayang the word for an imported sword/blade from the philippines? Or was it reproduced in the north borneo? Or does he mean that a gayang is a mandau type but with local blade and so not hollow bladed?

I don't mean that I didn't believe that the Dusun imported sword or mandaublades, of course they did.
I think however that the handles and scabbards where made locally by Dusun craftsman, sometimes with locally made blades ( krowit-less simple examples)
and sometimes with good imported blades.The carvings are to diiferent from Iban swords I think.

well however it is its a interesting discussion and you let me start reading again!

Arjan.

ooh BTW just found a free download !http://www.archive.org/details/everydaylifeamon00cato

VVV · 11th January 2009, 07:26 PM

Thanks for the link Arjan!!!
I haven't read this book yet and wasn't aware that it was about East Sabah too.
On the use of Filipino weapons among Dusun in West Sabah both barong/pida and kris/sundang were common.
Another imported weapon was the pedang from Brunei. Everything described in detail in Evans' book.
On trade Sandakan was the major trade city in the old days and it also used to belong to the Sulu Sultanate. Actually along the East coast, as well as the North coast, there are still today close contact with Philippines. I visited Sipadan island the first time I was in Sabah and a year later there was a kidnapping of tourists at that island by the Abu Sayaf. I also remember seeing some Tausug when in Semporna.
On gayang I am aware that it's also sometimes found in the Philippines but it's described as a weapon originating from Borneo (can't remember the source at the moment for this, sorry).

Ben, that sounds like a great idea. Let's try to get together all three of us next time when I am in Holland.
Or maybe it's time for you two to visit me?

Michael

Dajak · 11th January 2009, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by VVV

Ben, that sounds like a great idea. Let's try to get together all three of us next time when I am in Holland.
Or maybe it's time for you two to visit me?

Michael

Not an bad idee Michael

Ben

Mytribalworld · 11th January 2009, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Dajak

Not an bad idee Michael

Ben

Indeed I should love to visit you once.
But I was already quite happy last week that I could finally pull over my wife and kids to go to Florence this summer.
I had to push a little course they wanted to Rome but I told them that Florence has more beauty,art, etc ( and also a the museum with the Nias collection of Elio Modigliani

)

Arjan

ariel · 12th January 2009, 08:09 PM

OK, folks, let me throw a bit more gas on the fire!
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VVV · 12th January 2009, 08:35 PM

To me it looks like an old West Kalimantan Iban Jimpul with a rare kind of scabbard.
The end like Ben's and the quite rare red colour on the wood.
That's why I bought it and hope I am right when I recieve it.

Michael

Dajak · 23rd January 2009, 04:56 AM

Here an rare type blade that we only see with the Muruts .

Ben

23rd January 2009, 04:56 AM	#7
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Here an rare type blade that we only see with the Muruts . Ben Attached Images

11th January 2009, 07:26 PM	#2
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Thanks for the link Arjan!!! I haven't read this book yet and wasn't aware that it was about East Sabah too. On the use of Filipino weapons among Dusun in West Sabah both barong/pida and kris/sundang were common. Another imported weapon was the pedang from Brunei. Everything described in detail in Evans' book. On trade Sandakan was the major trade city in the old days and it also used to belong to the Sulu Sultanate. Actually along the East coast, as well as the North coast, there are still today close contact with Philippines. I visited Sipadan island the first time I was in Sabah and a year later there was a kidnapping of tourists at that island by the Abu Sayaf. I also remember seeing some Tausug when in Semporna. On gayang I am aware that it's also sometimes found in the Philippines but it's described as a weapon originating from Borneo (can't remember the source at the moment for this, sorry). Ben, that sounds like a great idea. Let's try to get together all three of us next time when I am in Holland. Or maybe it's time for you two to visit me? Michael

12th January 2009, 08:09 PM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	OK, folks, let me throw a bit more gas on the fire! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=370140508160

12th January 2009, 08:35 PM	#6
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	To me it looks like an old West Kalimantan Iban Jimpul with a rare kind of scabbard. The end like Ben's and the quite rare red colour on the wood. That's why I bought it and hope I am right when I recieve it. Michael