My first mandau

[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.