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VVV · 10th November 2006, 09:43 PM

Hi Ben,

I haven't claimed those daggers as attributed to the Iban tribe?

Here is the rare mandau I think you wanted to discuss - the Bayu.
I received these pictures from Karsten Sejr Jensen together with his description intended for this forum of his Bayu (directly translated from Danish to English by me):

The blade is 40 cm and the complete mandau is 59,5 cm.
It originates from Central Borneo (the Kajan/Kenyah tribes).
The handle shows Hiraang Lejau Midaang, a deity from Apua Lagaan, that sends the rice spirits back to Earth so they can unite with the growing rice (attending the rice festivals in the form of a Hudoc mask).
The belt buckle is a temple lobe from a skull.

Kind regards,

Karsten

10th November 2006, 09:43 PM	#11
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Hi Ben, I haven't claimed those daggers as attributed to the Iban tribe? Here is the rare mandau I think you wanted to discuss - the Bayu. I received these pictures from Karsten Sejr Jensen together with his description intended for this forum of his Bayu (directly translated from Danish to English by me): The blade is 40 cm and the complete mandau is 59,5 cm. It originates from Central Borneo (the Kajan/Kenyah tribes). The handle shows Hiraang Lejau Midaang, a deity from Apua Lagaan, that sends the rice spirits back to Earth so they can unite with the growing rice (attending the rice festivals in the form of a Hudoc mask). The belt buckle is a temple lobe from a skull. Kind regards, Karsten Attached Images