Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Borneo parang naibur--a mix of old and new

Dajak · 28th February 2018, 08:51 PM

The real good mandau are mostly found in good condition because quality
of steel was very good and the most early taken from Borneo, the special mandau s sometimes hidden and taken 1 - 2 a year for an headhunting party...not al the mandau s are used for headhunting......
Some just like an everyday parang.

The best for dating mandau s go to the museums get in the depot and look when they get the weapon coming in and collecting time former owner.
These pics from the volkenkunde museum in Nijmegen wich one don t exist anymore.

Ben

28th February 2018, 08:51 PM	#23
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	The real good mandau are mostly found in good condition because quality of steel was very good and the most early taken from Borneo, the special mandau s sometimes hidden and taken 1 - 2 a year for an headhunting party...not al the mandau s are used for headhunting...... Some just like an everyday parang. The best for dating mandau s go to the museums get in the depot and look when they get the weapon coming in and collecting time former owner. These pics from the volkenkunde museum in Nijmegen wich one don t exist anymore. Ben Attached Images Last edited by Dajak; 28th February 2018 at 09:05 PM.