Mandau for identification

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

I am not expert in this field, however, using Sellato as my reference I believe the hilt can be attributed to Kenyah origin.

For me the second mandau bit off, it seems the carving on the hilt is different origin from the carving on the sheath.[/QUOTE]

Thanks, naturalist, for the information

I also had doubts about the scabbard, especially since it is much larger in size than the sword. After I carefully examined the two mandau, I realized that the seller had inserted the mandau-2 into the sheath of the mandau-1 in order to make more profit.

I sheathed the Mandau-1, the color and hair design matched 100%, here is the result: