An rare museum piece Dajak

VVV · 15th December 2008, 08:26 PM

What's unusual with this West Kalimantan spear is that they usually have a harpoon-like spearpoint, either single or double (like an inverted V).
I look forward to additional pictures as well as the provenance etc.

Michael

Dajak · 16th December 2008, 04:44 AM

Hi all thanks

Hi Michael it also looks that it has rare metal below the spearpoint.

Yes the rare form that is strange about this piece the metal around it is bound the same way you can find by pakayuns some mandau s.

The only thing at the moment that I now that it was collected before 1900.

Did you ever see that big spearpoint in Kopenhagen from Steen I never see an piece like that again .

Hi Vandoo the carving style is Dayak very old style I will try to make better pics off the carving and from the Juynboll book from 1910 Borneo Rijks etnografish museum

Ben

asomotif · 16th December 2008, 12:18 PM

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that they usually have a harpoon-like spearpoint, either single or double (like an inverted V).

Michael, would you qualify these spears as Borneo ?

VVV · 16th December 2008, 12:28 PM

Willem, those rare spears I would guess are from Sulawesi.
It's not the kind of spearpoint I had in mind. I was more trying to describe
the one resembling those, more arrowlike, also found on Luzon spears.
A while ago Ashoka had some Borneo spears, from the T Møller collection,
with those kind of spearpoints.

Ben, yes I usually take a look at Steen's unique spearpoint whenever I visit him.
Look forward to see more of yours.

Michael

Dajak · 16th December 2008, 06:39 PM

Hi Michael here are some pics.

I did call today the conservator off the museum and next year when he have time he will give any information he can find.

Yes the rare thing is the spearpoint but there are only a few spears off these
so they take those as example one from Leiden and one from the British museum so difficult to see more off this stuff to compare because they very rare even in the museum's .

enjoy the pics .

Ben

Cakszz · 16th July 2013, 09:37 AM

My friend has one of this rare item.. it was given from a chief in Central Borneo.. very rare item....

Maurice · 26th July 2013, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Cakszz

My friend has one of this rare item.. it was given from a chief in Central Borneo.. very rare item....

Would like to see some images if possible....

Maurice

16th December 2008, 06:39 PM	#5
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Hi Michael here are some pics. I did call today the conservator off the museum and next year when he have time he will give any information he can find. Yes the rare thing is the spearpoint but there are only a few spears off these so they take those as example one from Leiden and one from the British museum so difficult to see more off this stuff to compare because they very rare even in the museum's . enjoy the pics . Ben Attached Images

15th December 2008, 08:26 PM	#1
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	What's unusual with this West Kalimantan spear is that they usually have a harpoon-like spearpoint, either single or double (like an inverted V). I look forward to additional pictures as well as the provenance etc. Michael

16th December 2008, 04:44 AM	#2
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Hi all thanks Hi Michael it also looks that it has rare metal below the spearpoint. Yes the rare form that is strange about this piece the metal around it is bound the same way you can find by pakayuns some mandau s. The only thing at the moment that I now that it was collected before 1900. Did you ever see that big spearpoint in Kopenhagen from Steen I never see an piece like that again . Hi Vandoo the carving style is Dayak very old style I will try to make better pics off the carving and from the Juynboll book from 1910 Borneo Rijks etnografish museum Ben

16th December 2008, 12:28 PM	#4
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Willem, those rare spears I would guess are from Sulawesi. It's not the kind of spearpoint I had in mind. I was more trying to describe the one resembling those, more arrowlike, also found on Luzon spears. A while ago Ashoka had some Borneo spears, from the T Møller collection, with those kind of spearpoints. Ben, yes I usually take a look at Steen's unique spearpoint whenever I visit him. Look forward to see more of yours. Michael

16th July 2013, 09:37 AM	#6
Cakszz Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Balikpapan, Indonesia Posts: 31	My friend has one of this rare item.. it was given from a chief in Central Borneo.. very rare item....