Semarang, the parang from Halmahera

carlos · 24th January 2009, 08:28 PM

The handle of parang from Ceram remember me the handle of a panabas.
regards
carlos

Sajen · 24th January 2009, 09:36 PM

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.
Regards,
Detlef

Sajen · 24th January 2009, 09:48 PM

Hello Michael, here the pictures from the book. Hope it's not against the rules to show this pictures.
The blade from your parang is atypical but the handle speak that it come from Halmahera.
Regards,
Detlef

carlos · 24th January 2009, 10:22 PM

I have one similar, those are the picture, I won it in ebay some time ago.
thanks
carlos

Sajen · 25th January 2009, 01:25 AM

Hi Carlos, yes this one is also from Halmahera, I sell it to you!

It's a very nice and old one!
Regards,
Detlef

VVV · 25th January 2009, 07:28 AM

Thanks for the comment, Detlef.
I have seen this book extract but I was unsure if the, more Tanimbar-like, blade of my parang disqualified it as from Halmahera.

Michael

carlos · 25th January 2009, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hi Carlos, yes this one is also from Halmahera, I sell it to you!

It's a very nice and old one!
Regards,
Detlef

Hi Detlef!!
When I have seen the rattan wall I thought it so.
Thanks
carlos

Sajen · 25th January 2009, 04:44 PM

Hello Michael,
when I look to your parang I see a hole in the handle similar to the first parang I show in my thread. There I think so have been attached also a pice of red fabric. This red fabric also seen by the parang from Ceram and the example from Carlos is a sign for christian. You can found it also on some Salawaku. I get from a friend in Indonesia (he is from Alor) his parang (heirloom from his father) which one also have a piece red fabric at the handle. It seems that this is all over in Indonesia a sign for christian.

24th January 2009, 08:28 PM	#1
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 755	Ceram The handle of parang from Ceram remember me the handle of a panabas. regards carlos

24th January 2009, 09:48 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,409	Hello Michael, here the pictures from the book. Hope it's not against the rules to show this pictures. The blade from your parang is atypical but the handle speak that it come from Halmahera. Regards, Detlef Attached Images

24th January 2009, 10:22 PM	#4
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 755	MY PARANG I have one similar, those are the picture, I won it in ebay some time ago. thanks carlos Attached Images

24th January 2009, 09:36 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,409	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. Regards, Detlef

25th January 2009, 01:25 AM	#5
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,409	Hi Carlos, yes this one is also from Halmahera, I sell it to you! It's a very nice and old one! Regards, Detlef

25th January 2009, 07:28 AM	#6
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Thanks for the comment, Detlef. I have seen this book extract but I was unsure if the, more Tanimbar-like, blade of my parang disqualified it as from Halmahera. Michael

25th January 2009, 04:44 PM	#8
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,409	Hello Michael, when I look to your parang I see a hole in the handle similar to the first parang I show in my thread. There I think so have been attached also a pice of red fabric. This red fabric also seen by the parang from Ceram and the example from Carlos is a sign for christian. You can found it also on some Salawaku. I get from a friend in Indonesia (he is from Alor) his parang (heirloom from his father) which one also have a piece red fabric at the handle. It seems that this is all over in Indonesia a sign for christian.