Sword "mandau" (or "parang ilang") with scabbard · Indonesia - Borneo, Kalimantan, Dayak · ID: 3051710
German Private Collection, Munich
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 last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 199 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
van Zonneveld, Albert G., Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden 2001, p. 87 f.