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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2025, 01:44 PM
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Posted By Pertinax
Here is what A.W. Nieuwenhuis wrote about...

Here is what A.W. Nieuwenhuis wrote about blacksmithing in Borneo:

…Cheaper and better European iron has, as already mentioned, replaced the home-smelted iron previously used exclusively by these...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th June 2025, 03:02 PM
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[QUOTE=Marc M.;297764] I also thought I read that...

[QUOTE=Marc M.;297764] I also thought I read that the mandau's were kept in the men's house, longhouse. No idea if this is correct, can't find the post again.

A.W. Nieuwenhuis «Quer Durch Borneo»...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th June 2025, 08:41 AM
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Posted By Pertinax
Mandau hilts were a form of currency in Borneo....

Mandau hilts were a form of currency in Borneo. If necessary, the owner could remove the hilt from the sword and sell it.

Best regards,
Yuri
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2025, 11:05 PM
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Posted By Pertinax
A.W. Nieuwenhuis in his book "Quer Durch Borneo"...

A.W. Nieuwenhuis in his book "Quer Durch Borneo" describes the Dayaks making mandau handles from deer horn.

The Bornean elephant, or Kalimantan elephant, or Borneo dwarf elephant (Elephas maximus...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2025, 06:27 PM
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Posted By Pertinax
Is there any information about the production of...

Is there any information about the production of ivory mandau handles in Borneo?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2025, 08:59 AM
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Posted By Pertinax
Marc there may have been a coin - Netherlands...

Marc there may have been a coin - Netherlands India 1/10 guilder. I have a Mandau that was also without a coin, I bought it online for a small amount of money.

See the thread:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2025, 07:21 AM
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Posted By Pertinax
Congratulations Marc! Very cool swords! ...

Congratulations Marc!

Very cool swords!
What is the diameter of the coin slot?

With respect,
Yuri.
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