Mandau (small) for comment

[alexish]

I recently acquired a small mandau. Looks old. But I am not sure whether it is a tourist souvenir piece.

Please kindly comment.

[asomotif]

I recently acquired a small mandau. Looks old. But I am not sure whether it is a tourist souvenir piece.

Please kindly comment.

Hello Alexish,

Small. But how small. Do you have measurements ?

The blade does not look like a tourist piece.
The scabbard carvings are really nice.
The handle could be more recent in my opinion.

Best regards,
Willem

[alexish]

The blade length is 37 cm, and the overall length is 52 cm.

Can someone tell me the tribal origin of the mandau - i.e. Kayan, Iban?

[alexish]

Can someone tell me the talismanic significance of having a coin on the mandau handle.

I hereby enclose pictures of the coin on my small mandau.