Deux épées "mandau" (ou "parang ilang") avec fourreau
Indonésie - Bornéo, Kalimantan, Dayak
Vendu
450 €
Provenance
Christie’s South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 172German Private Collection, Munich
Description
goat hair, plant fibre,
a) “mandau” with bone handle, iron blade with brass inlays, wooden and palm leaf sheath, decorated with goat hair, plant fibre plaits and bamboo sticks, l: 71.5 cm
b) “mandau” with wooden handle, iron blade with incised scrolls and brass inlays, wooden and palm leaf sheath, decorated with goat hair and plaited plant fibres, l: 70 cm