I AGREE IT IS A FAIRLY RECENT MANDAU MADE FOR SALE AS A SOUVINEER. THE POOR CARVEING IS DONE IN SOFT WOOD AND THEN BURNED AND SMOKED OVER A FIRE TO MAKE IT LOOK OLDER. THE BLADE IS NOT HEAVY ENOUGH FOR ITS INTENDED JOBS, THE TRINKETS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN USED OR OWNED. CHECK THE CLAW WITH THE HOT PIN TEST AND SEE IF IT IS PLASTIC OR REAL, I HAD NOT SEEN A CARVED WOOD HORNBILL EARING BEFORE OR IS IT MADE OF SOMETHING ELSE ?. THE OTHER SEEMS TO BE A CARVED DEER ANTLER OR BONE.
USE THE SEARCH FUNCTIONS IN THE FORUM TO LOOK FOR MANDAU,JIMPUL, DAYAK ECT. YOU CAN LOOK AT VARIOUS EXAMPLES FOR COMPARISON. THE MAJORITY OF DAYAK SWORDS SOLD ON EBAY ARE MADE FOR TOURIST SALE. SOME ARE VERY RECENT AND SOME WERE MADE YEARS AGO BUT HAVE BEEN IN SHOPS AND HAVE NOT SOLD OFF. I THINK YOUR EXAMPLE IS VERY RECENT AND NOT OF THE TOP QUALITY FOR RECENT ONES.
HAVING SAID ALL THAT NEGATIVE STUFF DON'T FEEL TOO BAD I HAVE A FEW OF THE BETTER QUALITY AND ODD NEWER TOURIST EXAMPLES FOR COMPARISON AND BECAUSE OF THE INTERESTING WORKMANSHIP. THE SWORD WAS DEFINITELY MADE IN BORNEO AND THE TRINKETS THAT WERE ADDED MIGHT EVEN BE OLD ONES SO IF THE PRICE WAS LOW IT WILL BE GOOD FOR COMPARISON WHEN YOU GET A GOOD OLD ONE IN FUTURE. GOOD LUCK
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