IBAN DAYAK, Sarawak, Borneo, Indonesia. Parang Ihlang or Mandau" sword with wooden and rattan sheath decorated with leeches, masks and mythical animals. On the back is a small natural fibre sheath for an auxiliary tool. The handle is carved stag horn. The finely chiselled iron and nickel (damascened) steel blade has copper inlays indicating the number of severed heads. Length: 68cm Provenance: Collected in situ in 1970 by Jacques Cortecero on the River Baram.