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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Just some photos to show that white (goat) hair was used in times when headhunting was still lurking. The ones on the photos are collected by Carl Bock and Charles Hose. In the Kantuk area (not the... |
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![]() 'Dyed' (goat)hair was also used on old swords (even before 19th century) with the dayak tribes in Sarawak. The tufts of hair looks like the tufts on Charles's parapat. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi Jose, At the ends of the forked hilt, they didn't attach hair. They worn the sword like showed on the photo. 'naked'. |
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![]() My favorite of Ron's group is the second one from the right, with the two horn spacers... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Yes, I agree with you Kai... Belt looks good and old! |
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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![]() Used like this, to buckly up a mandau around the waist... |
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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![]() It is a hornbill ivory carved piece, used as belt buckle of a mandau. Super patina by the way! Very old |
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![]() Ron, you surely have the most lovely pieces lying around.... :eek: Regards, Maurice |
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![]() Sorry, I'm not convinced this is an old style mandau, and probably more recent.... |
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![]() Hi Ian, you're welcome. Here a picture of the hilt. Maurice |
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![]() An extremely good blade. One of the best I've ever seen on a jimpul! |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi Ian, sorry, I looked over it. I added some photos of a similar blade of the same area, only for sure a 19th century one. Hopefully you will see the craftmanship compared with your blade. The... |
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![]() Nope. Keep in mind that wraps can be exchanged easily from one grip to another....... |
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![]() IMO I'm not sure if the scabbard is from the 19th century, and the "thin versus thick rattan" has nothing to do with the age of the scabbard. :-) I've seen very old collected Borneo swords with huge,... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() There is a kind of truth in this, but in mine opinion this is not an age indicator for the 100%. Ofcourse the fine rattan work often is found on older hilts, and the plaited rattan on the more recent... |
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![]() Ian, how thick is the spine at the base of the blade? Kind regards, Maurice |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hello Willem, yes, I found my "login" details again. :-) When you do a little research about the Borneo swords in some museums, you will find out that the Nyabor is not frequently found amongst... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() PS, here is a parang Nyabor I have in my Borneo collection... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Parang Niabors indeed are rare to find, also because they are very old, and a charactaristic sword in use, when the langgai tinggai and jimpul were even called recent. Even in museum collections they... |
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![]() Beautiful kris Charles. Congratulations. The pommel exceptional! Also it looks very good after the finishing touch! Best regards, Maurice |
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![]() Hi Detlef, Don't know which nut it is, but have seen it before used as belt buckle. Kind regards, Maurice |
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