Kalimantan Traditional Weapon

Saber is a kind of sharp weapon machete from culture Dayak in Kalimantan . Saber is one of Indonesian traditional weapon . Unlike charcoal, saber has a carving - carving on the blade is not sharp. Often also encountered additional holes in the blade are covered with brass or copper in order to beautify the saber blades. 

tainted

Is tainted gloves saber blades. Tainted made of wood, covered with deer antlers, and usually decorated with carvings. In saber given tainted tempuser laws, which are made of woven ties uei (rattan). In addition it is also tied to tainted sort of bag made of bark and wood containing penyerut ivory knives are believed to resist the beast. Saber who tersarungkan in tainted usually tied at the waist with braided rattan . 

Threshold

Threshold is the designation for saber made of ordinary iron. Often used as a souvenir. Lay people or people who are not used to seeing or holding the saber would be difficult to distinguish between saber with the threshold as if seen by naked eye is both about the same. However, both are very different. But if we look in more detail it will show a very noticeable difference, ie there is a carved or inlaid saber gold, copper, or silver and saber more powerful and flexible, because the saber is made of volcanic rock that contains iron and processed by an expert. While the threshold is only made of ordinary iron.

The raw material prices and

According to the literature on the Museum Balanga , Palangkaraya , saber raw material is iron (sanaman) located in the upper mantikei Matikei River , Village tumbles Atei, Sanaman Matikei, Katingan . This iron is flexible so easy to bend. Mandau original price starts from Rp. 1 million dollars. The original saber and old had a strong iron could reach Rp. 20 million dollars per blade. Raw material can also use a regular saber iron per car, chainsaw blades, discs vehicle and another iron rod. Working tool used mainly hammers, betel, and spiky iron sebasang to pierce saber for garnish. Also used electric-powered air blower to inflame flame ironwood waste uses to heat the iron. Ironwood chosen because it can generate more heat than other wood.
Saber for cideramata usually wooden-handled, prices range from Rp. 50,000 to Rp. 300,000 depending on the metal used. Original saber has penyang, penyang are multitudes of Dayak tribal knowledge gained from the results of an ascetic or user lelulur used for war. Penyang will make the person holding saber powerful, robust and resistant in the face of the enemy. saber and penyang is is a unity that can not be separated generations of ancestors.