Engineering:Parang Bongkok
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Parang Bongkok | |
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![]() A Parang Bongkok from Kelantan, 1940s. | |
Type | Billhook parang (knife) |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Service history | |
Used by | Kelantanese Malay people |
Specifications | |
Length | blade length: approx. 43 to 48 cm (17 to 19 in) |
Blade type | Single edge |
Hilt type | Wood |
Scabbard/sheath | No scabbard |
The Parang Bongkok (bongkok in Malay language literally means "hunched") is a billhook parang that originates from Kelantan, Malaysia.[1]
It has the shape of a sickle but it is broad at the middle of its blade[2] with a steep drop point at the tip. The blade is joined to the handle with an integral neck. The handle, made of wood, has a simply turned stupa shape.[3]
![](/wiki/images/thumb/6/64/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Hakmes_-_WM-65006.png/250px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Hakmes_-_WM-65006.png)
A Parang Bongkok with laminated steel blade.
See also
References
- ↑ Gerald Brousseau Gardner (1936). Betty Lumsden Milne. ed. Keris and Other Malay Weapons. Progressive Publishing Company. OCLC 559116128.
- ↑ Rahmah Bujang (2003). Glosari Seni: Istilah Kesenian Melayu. Akademi Pengajian Melayu, Universiti Malaya. p. 109. ISBN 978-98-320-8555-3.
- ↑ Farish Noor & Eddin Khoo (2012). Spirit of Wood: The Art of Malay Woodcarving. Tuttle Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 978-14-629-0677-2.
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