UNUSUAL DAYAK MANDAU

[VANDOO]

THIS IS THE FIRST DAYAK MANDAU I HAVE SEEN WITH WRITING ON THE BLADE. I CAN'T MAKE OUT WHAT IT SAYS , PERHAPS SOMEONE HAS THE COMPUTER SKILLS TO MAKE IT CLEAR AND SEE WHAT IT SAYS.

[VVV]

Nice find Barry,

It seems to be something written in Jawi?
It is quite rare but I recall that we have seen a mandau here on the forum before with both jawi and "magic squares" on its blade (from one of the Dutch collectors here).
I have also seen another one in a Danish collection.

So to summarize, it seems to be a very rare phenomenon - congratulations!

Michael