there are several names to call this blade. Parang Ilang, Mandau, Malat, Baieng. Parang Ilang in fact is the term applied by Malays and Sea-Dayaks to the weapons of the Kayans and allied tribes. The biggest charactaristic is that the blade is convex at one and concave at the other side.
Weapon of Dayak warriorthere are several names to call this blade. Parang Ilang, Mandau, Malat, Baieng.Parang Ilang in fact is the term applied by Malays and Sea-Dayaks to t…Read More
NiaborThe niabor is a kind of parang (sword) used by the Iban people of Sarawak in Borneo. In contrast to the mandau, the parang of their neighbours the Ka…Read More
JimpulA hybrid between the Parang Ilang and the Langgai Tinggang, the Jimpul originated in the second half of the 19th century. The blade has flat sides and…Read More
MandauMandau is the Kayan term for the parang ilang (‘double knife’), the sword of the peoples of inland Borneo (Malaysian Sarawak and Indonesian Kalimant…Read More
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