Pakayun
| Pakayun | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | saber |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Borneo , ethnic group of the Murut |
| Distribution: | Borneo |
| Overall length: | about 79 cm to about 97 cm |
| Blade length: | about 56 cm to about 79 cm |
| Blade width: | about 3 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, metal |
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The pakayun is a saber from Borneo .
description
The pakayun has a curved, single-edged blade. The blade is about the same width from the handle to the location . The location varies. Some versions have a sloping location, others a slightly rounded location. The blades are smooth or have two light hollow grinds. The handle has a disc-shaped guard and a metal ferrule, which is used to connect the handle and the blade more securely. The handle is always made of wood and is carved in the shape typical of this sword (see picture info box and photos under web links). It ends in two parallel, rounded ends. These are arranged at an angle to the booklet. Thin wooden panels are carved out between the ends and decorated with carvings. Some of these extend to the end of the knob protrusions. The handle, together with the parry, consists of a brass sleeve that ends in a disk shape at the transition to the blade ("umbo"). The metal sleeve is wrapped with flat rattan cords above the parry. The scabbards are usually made of wood, in two parts and wrapped in rattan, cords made of plant fibers, or tin sheets. The breaks in the winding are decorated with figurative carvings. A small piece of tree bark can be attached to the scabbard and covered with hair. The pakayun is used by the Murut ethnic group from Borneo. The assignment of whether the pakayun is a sword or a saber is debatable.
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 95.
literature
- George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in all Countries and in all Times. Together with some closely related subjects. With an introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , p. 478.
- Robert Shelford: A Provisional Classification of the Swords of the Sarawak Tribes. In: The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 31, 1901, ISSN 0307-3114 , pp. 219-228, here pp. 220, 225, JSTOR 2842798 .