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Lot 5

Handle of a sword "mandau

Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak

sold EUR 1,100

Size

H: 14 cm

H: 5.5 inch

Description

deer antlers, plant fibre, base

“Mandau” is the traditional weapon of the Dayak people of Borneo.

Comparing literature

van Zonneveld, Albert G., Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden 2001, p. 87 ff.

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