Sword "mandau" (or "parang ilang") with scabbard · Indonesia - Borneo, Kalimantan, Dayak · ID: 3051710
Price
EUR 450
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Christie’s South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 171German Private Collection, Munich
Size
L: 65,5 cm
L: 25.8 inch
Description
iron, wood, goat hair, plant fibre, animal hide, cloth, blade with brass and copper inlays
The “mandau” was traditionally used when hunting heads, and as a machete in daily life.
The sword is kept in a wooden scabbard with a second smaller scabbard “apis” made of palm leaf attached to the back. The additional “piso raout” blade inserted here is missing.
The object Sword “mandau” (or “parang ilang”) with scabbard with the object ID 3051710 was part of the auction Auction 104 on April 12, 2025, lot number 199 at that time and is currently available for EUR 450 in Open sale.
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Comparing literature
van Zonneveld, Albert G., Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden 2001, p. 87 f.