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Old 24th January 2009, 03:08 PM   #1
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And some moore.
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Old 24th January 2009, 03:10 PM   #2
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And a display of my nicest old Salawaku's.
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Old 24th January 2009, 03:14 PM   #3
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And at last a parang from Ceram, where an uncle of my wife living. He provide it for me. Also a very large example. 89 cm long.
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Old 24th January 2009, 04:18 PM   #4
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Hi Sajen, could you show us some pics of the scabbarb of the second one, the older? Thank you
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Old 24th January 2009, 05:08 PM   #5
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Hello Flavio, here two pictures from my wall display, like you see I have to dedusting again!!
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Old 24th January 2009, 05:10 PM   #6
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Sorry, here the pics!
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Old 24th January 2009, 05:47 PM   #7
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Thanks for sharing both your collection and the background of these parang!
I have also collected several choppers from this region, mostly versions of the heavier Pade. According to my current understanding the reason for why they are spread all over the Maluku, as well as parts of North Sulawesi, is that they are ethnic, not "geographical" swords. Very much like the Llanun kampilan.
Here is a tricky one that based on the examples in van Zonneveld maybe comes from Tanimbar?
But somehow I have also suspected that it could be from Halmahera, based on the hilt?
I am curious on yours, and your wife's opinion on this parang?

Michael
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Old 24th January 2009, 07:07 PM   #8
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And at last a parang from Ceram, where an uncle of my wife living. He provide it for me. Also a very large example. 89 cm long.
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Old 24th January 2009, 07:49 PM   #9
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Thank you Sajen, I really like the blade shape of the second one
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Old 24th January 2009, 08:28 PM   #10
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The handle of parang from Ceram remember me the handle of a panabas.
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Old 24th January 2009, 09:36 PM   #11
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Hello Michael,
when I look to your parang, special the handle it seems to be from Halmahera, it's the typical handle from there. It's shaped like a crocodile head. I get onetime a small book from Benny about ethnic works from Halmahera, there two examples from parang inside. I look for and take a picture from.
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