Buko (cleaver)

Buko
Buko
	A Buko from East Kalimantan, 1954.
Type	Parang (knife)
Place of origin	Borneo (Sarawak, Malaysia and Kalimantan, Indonesia)
Service history
Used by	Bornean Malay people, Dayak people (Bidayuh)
Specifications
Length	approximately 60 cm (24 in)
Blade type	curved single edged
Hilt type	wood or horn
Scabbard/sheath	wood

The Buko, also called Buku or Parang Buko is a cleaver (parang) that originates from Borneo. This parang is used by the native Bidayuh (Land Dayaks) people.^[1] While the Buko is also used by the Malays chiefly for carpentering purposes.^[2]

^ The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 31. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 1901. p. 226. OCLC 663351884.
^ "Ethnographical collections British Museum no. 7310" as per owner's catalogue notes

[1] The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 31. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 1901. p. 226. OCLC 663351884.

[2] "Ethnographical collections British Museum no. 7310" as per owner's catalogue notes

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