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Hello Robert,
The resin looks old and authentic indeed. Not a recent marriage imo. small decorations on the spine are good. You can find them in all kinds of variations. I dont think they are damage but intended decoration. Looks like a good ol mandau in a more recent scabbard. nice find best regards, Willem Last edited by asomotif; 6th February 2018 at 06:03 PM. |
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Thank you for your thoughts and opinion on the hilt and other aspects of this piece Willem. They like all the other replies that have been posted so far are greatly appreciated. It has been suggested to me by a very good friend that this mandau could possibly have been made by the Kutai people, but he was not positive. Would anyone else care to give an opinion on who it was that made this as well as the possible age of this piece? As this is very possibly the only mandau that I will ever have in my collection (unless I win the lottery) I am looking forward to hearing any additional information or opinions that anyone would care to offer on it.
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Hello Robert,
a very good buy! ![]() ![]() Best regards, Detlef |
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Hi here I found one with similair blade this is the old style how an Mandau looks like.
The one Willem shows maybe same period as yours Robert. Dajak Last edited by Dajak; 11th February 2018 at 07:38 PM. |
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After 20 years collecting mandaus, I am getting a bit confused by this thread.
According to Ben, the top handle is old style, I assume the rattan work is also the old style, old patina, old resin. The lower handle of Roberts mandau is a recent one, according Ben 1970 / 1980. The rattan also must be new. the differences between the two should be Obvious ![]() |
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Willem take an good look at the rattan not the same.
same style but not so fine. Hope you can see it know they put dirt to hide it. This Mandau came from Steen Strombergs private collection. Dajak |
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What you are most likely seeing is not dirt but a coating of old varnish applied by a previous owner. If you look closely right above the rattan you will see a small darkened area left from where I had sealed the rattan from the exposed antler before I removed the varnish from it. The entire sword was covered in a thick coating of it when it first arrived. I removed it all from the blade as well but was leery of trying to remove it from the woven section of the hilt for fear of causing damage to either the rattan or resin. If you could possibly recommend a safe way to remove it without causing any damage I would be very grateful for the information.
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