Pakayun
Appearance
Pakayun | |
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![]() A late 19th century Pakayun sword. | |
Type | Sabresword |
Place of origin | Borneo(Brunei;North Kalimantan,Indonesia;Sabah,Malaysia) |
Service history | |
Used by | Dayak people(Murut people),Orang Ulu(Lun Bawang) |
Specifications | |
Length | approximately 80–90 cm (31–35 in) blade |
Bladetype | Single edge |
Hilttype | Wood with brass ferrule |
Scabbard/sheath | Wood |
ThePakayun(as it is called among Malay speaking Muruts) orParapat(as inMurut language)[1]orPelepet/Felepet(by theLun Bawang/ Lundayeh people)[2]is a sword very characteristic of theMurut peopleoriginating fromBorneo.[3]
The Pakayun is a Sabre sword with a light curved blade and has a curious forked pommel.[4]The blade is of almost uniform diameter throughout with its back shorter than the edge, so that there is a short slope at the tip of the blade.[5]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^The Sarawak Museum Journal: Volume 4, Issues 12-15.The Gouvernment Printing Office, Kuching Sarawak. 1937. p. 230.OCLC1227337846.
- ^Haslina Bujang (27 October 2018)."Senjata Tradisional Lun Bawang Yang Hilang – Felepet".The Patriots.Retrieved2023-09-05.
- ^"American Anthropological Association, Anthropological Society of Washington (Washington, D.C.), American Ethnological Society".American Anthropologist: Volume 4.American Anthropological Association. 1902. p. 557.OCLC51205515.
- ^George Cameron Stone (2013).A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: In All Countries and in All Times.Dover Publications. p. 479.ISBN978-04-861-3129-0.
- ^Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1901).Journal - Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 31.Dover Publications. p. 225.ISSN0025-1496.
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