Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Mandau tribal origin based on carved motifs

kai · 9th June 2017, 01:27 PM

Hello Alexis,

With old, traditional pieces this is usually possible.

Your examples appear to be rather recent and I'm not sure our Borneo specialists will be able to comment on their origin.

That is, except for the attached hilt which is of distinctly better quality and seems to have decent age; it's a more unusual style though and I'm not prepared to venture a guess...

Regards,
Kai
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9th June 2017, 01:27 PM	#3
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,219	Hello Alexis, With old, traditional pieces this is usually possible. Your examples appear to be rather recent and I'm not sure our Borneo specialists will be able to comment on their origin. That is, except for the attached hilt which is of distinctly better quality and seems to have decent age; it's a more unusual style though and I'm not prepared to venture a guess... Regards, Kai -- Last edited by kai; 9th June 2017 at 07:03 PM.