Lot 107, Auction 4/20/2026: 19th C. Malayan Parang Jungle Knife w/ Wooden Sheath

$292.50

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Southeast Asia, Malay people, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A rugged and beautifully utilitarian Malayan parang, forged for the humid realities of jungle life, where a blade is less a weapon than a daily companion. The long steel blade tapers to a sharp point and is paired with a distinctive angled wooden hilt, its dark patina shaped by years of handling. The knife is accompanied by its fitted wooden sheath, secured with simple bindings and retaining a small textile tie. A classic example of Southeast Asian field craftsmanship, this parang embodies the practical elegance of tools made to clear brush, cut wood, and endure. Size with sheath: 15.5″ L x 4.3″ W (39.4 cm x 10.9 cm)

Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 36.25.801a, b.

Condition: Chipping to blade edge and hilt with stable stress fissure also to hilt. Surface wear throughout with nicks and abrasions as shown. Rich patina to surface.

Provenance: private Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; acquired in 2022

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