ID help for a greenhand. Mandau? Irianjaya "mandaus"?

VANDOO · 11th January 2010, 06:17 PM

THE POST YOU LINKED PRETTY MUCH SAYS IT ALL. I HAVE NOT SEEN AS MANY SPEARS AS MANDAU AND THERE ARE A FEW OLD KERIS BLADES THAT HAVE BEEN MOUNTED IN COLORFUL DRESS AS IS TYPICAL FOR THESE. AS FAR AS I KNOW THESE ARE PURELY FOR SALE TO TOURISTS AND DO NOT EVEN HAVE ANY CEREMONIAL USE AND ARE NOT PRESENTED TO IMPORTANT PEOPLE.
THEY DO LOOK BARBARIC AND MAKE A INTERESTING WALL HANGER AND SOME MAY BE OLDER THAN 65 YEARS. SO HANG IT ON THE WALL AND ENJOY IT, MOST WHO SEE IT WILL NEVER KNOW THE DIFERENCE.

11th January 2010, 06:17 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE POST YOU LINKED PRETTY MUCH SAYS IT ALL. I HAVE NOT SEEN AS MANY SPEARS AS MANDAU AND THERE ARE A FEW OLD KERIS BLADES THAT HAVE BEEN MOUNTED IN COLORFUL DRESS AS IS TYPICAL FOR THESE. AS FAR AS I KNOW THESE ARE PURELY FOR SALE TO TOURISTS AND DO NOT EVEN HAVE ANY CEREMONIAL USE AND ARE NOT PRESENTED TO IMPORTANT PEOPLE. THEY DO LOOK BARBARIC AND MAKE A INTERESTING WALL HANGER AND SOME MAY BE OLDER THAN 65 YEARS. SO HANG IT ON THE WALL AND ENJOY IT, MOST WHO SEE IT WILL NEVER KNOW THE DIFERENCE.