A DAYAK MANDAU
Straight, single-edged blade, undulated back at the weak, decorated with brass spheres, the base with a cross-stamp. Nice, bone hilt of typical shape, richly embossed and with remains of tufts. Wooden scabbard, partially embossed, fur-covered back. Sarawak, West Borneo, Kalimantan.
Borneo, 19th Century
length 53.5 cm.
Conditions: good
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Straight, single-edged blade, undulated back at the weak, decorated with brass spheres, the base with a cross-stamp. Nice, bone hilt of typical shape, richly embossed and with remains of tufts. Wooden scabbard, partially embossed, fur-covered back. Sarawak, West Borneo, Kalimantan.
Borneo, 19th Century
length 53.5 cm.
Conditions: good
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Time, Location
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