Sword "mandau" · Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak · ID: 3036983
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Size
L: 73 cm
L: 28.7 inch
Description
elaborately carved hilt of bone, partly wrapped with plant fibre and decorated with animal hair, iron blade with brass inlay and skewed endings, a two-parted wooden scabbard decorated with fine incised ornaments, a second scabbard containing a knife with a long wooden handle, strap for support, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of usage
Comparing literature
van Zonneveld, Albert G., Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden 2001, p. 88