19th Century Dayak Mandau Nngayau Head Hunting Sword
19th Century Dayak Mandau Nngayau Head Hunting Sword with Wooden Sheath. Carved antler handle accented with dyed red hair; bone termination on the bottom tip of the hand carved wooden scabbard; rattan woven waist strap with rattan weaving on the hilt; decorated in red, blue and yellow glass trade beads and a hand carved bone central pendent attached to the sheath by 2 tiny metal inserts over animal hide directly below the first woven rattan at the top of the sheath. Red 'David Howoard Tribal Arts' sticker. Circa 1890. {Approximate dimensions: 25 3/4 inches long.}. Condition: Wear and patina from general use.
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19th Century Dayak Mandau Nngayau Head Hunting Sword with Wooden Sheath. Carved antler handle accented with dyed red hair; bone termination on the bottom tip of the hand carved wooden scabbard; rattan woven waist strap with rattan weaving on the hilt; decorated in red, blue and yellow glass trade beads and a hand carved bone central pendent attached to the sheath by 2 tiny metal inserts over animal hide directly below the first woven rattan at the top of the sheath. Red 'David Howoard Tribal Arts' sticker. Circa 1890. {Approximate dimensions: 25 3/4 inches long.}. Condition: Wear and patina from general use.
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