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BANDOOK
16th May 2016, 12:39 PM
HAD THIS DAYAK MANDAU SWORD FOR SOME TIME NOW, WHICH HAS BEEN MOUNTED FOR DISPLAY BY PREVIOUS OWNER AT SOME STAGE
COMMENTS WELCOME
carlos
16th May 2016, 12:43 PM
Unfortunately this mandau is a modern piece made for tourist.
Thanks
Carlos
BANDOOK
16th May 2016, 01:11 PM
Unfortunately this mandau is a modern piece made for tourist.
Thanks
Carlos
Thanks Carlos I had it since 15 years but its good to know,as I better sell it for something Real,had no idea ,cheers
kai
16th May 2016, 05:35 PM
Quite a few low quality and/or recycled pieces got this "dangling tooth" treatment; not based on any traditional culture though.

I believe this was a fad appearing around WW2 and continued till around the Indonesian independance. Any confirmed later examples?

Regards,
Kai
BANDOOK
18th May 2016, 11:27 AM
Quite a few low quality and/or recycled pieces got this "dangling tooth" treatment; not based on any traditional culture though.

I believe this was a fad appearing around WW2 and continued till around the Indonesian independance. Any confirmed later examples?

Regards,
Kai
THANKS KAI GREAT INFORMATION,WAS TOLD THEY ARE HORSE TEETH,BUT UNSURE,LOOKS REALLY OLD ,BUT>????
CharlesS
18th May 2016, 05:08 PM
It is amazing how many of these have shown up in reference books as antique and legit examples...much to the horror of those that know better.
Ian
18th May 2016, 05:18 PM
I believe that many of these readily identifiable modern examples are actually made in West Irian Jaya (now West Papua). This was the former Dutch part of Papua-New Guinea, and was claimed by Indonesia when the Dutch withdrew in the early 1960s. Before claiming the territory at that time, the western half of Papua-New Guinea (i.e., Dutch New Guinea) had not been part of Indonesia. This was a major land grab by the Indonesians.

The poor blades on these mandau, at best "village" quality, suggest low skills in iron working, consistent with the proposed origin in West Papua. I think you will find that many of the teeth on these examples come from pigs--not large enough for horses and wrong shape.

Ian.
BANDOOK
19th May 2016, 12:38 PM
THANKS IAN FOR THE INFORMATION,CHEERS