NYABOR / NIABOR
Item #W0212
Overall length: 64 cm / 25.2 inch
Weight: 810 grams
Blade length: 43.5 cm / 17.1 inch
Blade thickness: 14 mm (base), 5 mm (middle), 1 mm (tip)
Blade width: 50 mm (base), 55 mm (at the widest)
Nyabor from Sarawak dayak tribes.
Hilt:
Wooden hilt with floral carvings / Some damages (break offs and not working crack) / Braided rattan band.
Blade:
Sturdy sharp old and rare Nyabor type of blade, characteristic for the Sea-Dayaks / With typical finger-guard, which is called the kundieng.
Sheath:
Wooden sheath with rattan bands / Decorated with line- and floral patterns.
Additional Info:
These kind of blades are very rare to find and very old. It seems that the hilt and sheath are from later age as the blade, but specificly made for this blade.