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Originally Posted by asomotif
I am always a little reluctant to put dates on mandaus.
However, mandaus of similar style and craftmanship are depicted in a Swiss book : "Aufschlussreiches Borneo, Der Geologe Wolfgang Leopold in Niederländisch-Indien 1921-1927" (Zürich 2011)
So this mandau could date to pre ww2.
Best regards,
Willem
PS, this one is better than those in the book. especially the scabbard  |
Many thanks for the information on the mandau, Willem. It ties in with what the auction house said - that it was from descendants of an English family, who had travelled overseas in the early 20th century....
This Dayak ? mask, was also part of the group - can you tell me anything about it please ?
Regards
Colin