My first mandau

[asomotif]

Hello Michael,

Nice picture. But is it likely that horsehair was used localy for decoration ?
The mandau with the horsehair came from London, so I always assumed that the hair was an addition made there. maybe from an old parade helmet ?

Ps. as for the 'first mandau' item.
Maybe fun to list your first mandau too ?
It must have been aproxx 1995/1996 (I am still a youngster you see )
My first mandau was standing in the corner of an archeological antique dealers shopwindow for several months on a main road in Rotterdam.
The bottom of the scabbard was standing in sand that was in the shopwindow for decoration. (archeological style ).

It took me several months too decide if I was going to spend the Usd 220, that was the price the seller asked in those days.

Dusting of the sand and a little antiquewax did the trick

[VVV]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Hello Michael,

Nice picture. But is it likely that horsehair was used localy for decoration ?
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Hello Willem,

Sorry but I don't know. Maybe Ben or Arjan can answer your question?

It would be nice to see the rest of your mandau?

My first mandau was much later.
I never found any I liked on my Borneo trips and got this at a local auction.
Human hair, not goat.

Michael

[asomotif]

Nice start Michael,

But than again, you obviously already knew what you where looking for.
With my first mandau I never heard of Dayaks.

[VVV]

Willem,

On my mandau you are correct that I had seen several, as well as visited both East and North Borneo, before I bought one.
Also I didn't have the money available at the time I was travelling for buying anything else than cheap souvenirs.

I am curious to see the rest of your first mandau?
And some of the other forumites first mandaus too?

Michael

[asomotif]

Hello Michael,

Here some more picture of my first mandau.
The handle is a bit too clean, but might have been cleaned maybe.
The blade is straight / no decorations, I am nut sure that his combination of handel blade and scabbard is all original.

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by VVV

I am curious to see the rest of your first mandau?
And some of the other forumites first mandaus too?

Michael

Arjan, Your story about the 'uploading' was very interesting, and I like your first mandau. (You know my fist one).
Willem, your first mandau looks very nice.
And Michael here's my first (real) mandau.
My first mandau was a real disaster. It was a nice tourist one.
I sold it already to someone who didn't mind it was just 20 years old. I have no pictures anymore to show here, and if I had them I wouldn't place them anyway.
So I will show you as I consider my first (real) old mandau.
It is an old sea dayak mandau with tufts of human hair.