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  2. Parang - Wikipedia

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    Parang is a popular folk music originating from Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago that was brought to Trinidad and Tobago by Venezuelan migrants who were primarily of Amerindian, Spanish, Mestizo, Pardo, and African heritage, something which is strongly reflected in the music itself.

  3. Parang (batik) - Wikipedia

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    This meaning is reflected in the dynamics in the parang motif which describes agility, another meaning in the diagonal line in the parang batik motif which contains the philosophy to continue to have noble ideals. Another meaning is also found in the vertical line between the letter S which describes loyalty and continuity in life. [7]

  4. Culture of Trinidad and Tobago - Wikipedia

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    The word is derived from two Spanish words: Parranda, meaning "a spree or fete" and Parar meaning "to stop". Parang is a popular folk music originating out of Trinidad and Tobago, it is part of the Island's Hispanic heritage that originated from over 400 years ago during Spanish rule via Venezuela.

  5. Parang (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... Parang is a form of folk music in Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.

  6. Batik - Wikipedia

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    The English word batik is borrowed from Javanese bathik (Javanese script: ꦧꦛꦶꦏ꧀, Pegon: باتيق). [a] [1] [2] English dictionaries tend to define batik as a general dyeing technique, [3] [4] meaning that cloths with similar methods of production but culturally unrelated to Javanese batik may be labelled as batik in English.

  7. Parang (knife) - Wikipedia

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    An example of a parang variant, the parang candung; which was popularized by Ray Mears. Like the machete, the parang is frequently used in the jungle as well as being a tool for making housing, furniture, and tools. The parang has been noted in John "Lofty" Wiseman's SAS Survival Handbook [3] for this use. Wiseman points out that by grinding ...

  8. Tangkin - Wikipedia

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    The Tangkin (also known as Duku Tangkin or Parang Tangkin) is a traditional parang (knife) of the Iban people from Sarawak, Malaysia and West Kalimantan, Indonesia. [ 2 ] The word tangkin in Iban language means "to wear" or "to don", specifically some weapon such as a sword. [ 3 ]

  9. Mandau (knife) - Wikipedia

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    Mandau [1] is the traditional weapon of the Dayak people of Borneo. [2] [3] It is also known as Parang Ilang among the Bidayuh, Iban and Penan people, Malat by the Kayan people or Baieng by the Kenyah people or Bandau by Lun Bawang or Pelepet/Felepet by Lundayeh.