A IBAN-DAYAK JIMPUL
Long, wide and heavy, single-edged blade, slightly chiselled at the base and on the back. Typical, bone hilt, finely embossed, the base with copper binding. Wooden scabbard with fiber bands, white metal cap, probably silver decorated with a feather and wild boar's tooth. A scabbard for a knife on the back. Sarawak.
Borneo, Late 19th Century
length 74 cm.
Conditions: medium
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Long, wide and heavy, single-edged blade, slightly chiselled at the base and on the back. Typical, bone hilt, finely embossed, the base with copper binding. Wooden scabbard with fiber bands, white metal cap, probably silver decorated with a feather and wild boar's tooth. A scabbard for a knife on the back. Sarawak.
Borneo, Late 19th Century
length 74 cm.
Conditions: medium