29th August 2009, 08:21 PM | #31 |
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The combination of this Y shaped hilt and a human face is new to me too.
With teh present USD/Eur rates it came relatively cheap. It is definately not very old, but considereing the style of the carving I think it must have been a piece for actual use, and not a tourist item yet |
18th September 2009, 09:43 AM | #32 |
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22nd September 2009, 04:22 PM | #33 |
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My two last scores.....
mind the enourmous willie on one of them.... Arjan |
24th September 2009, 09:06 AM | #34 |
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Arjan,
The top hilt is unusal. Is it newer or just rare? Does the rest of the mandau also carry unusual features? Maurice, thatīs a mean looking hilt figure Michael |
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Its indeed unusal its old , I think Dusun here's the side. I bougth it just for the handle the blade is not interesting an no scabbard. Arjan |
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14th December 2009, 09:50 PM | #36 |
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my last find this year probably.
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11th January 2010, 02:30 PM | #37 |
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1 year face gallery, congrats Michael!
Here my latest find.
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15th January 2010, 09:33 PM | #38 |
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As I know nothing about these, is there a significance to the faces? Diety, totems, other?
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22nd February 2010, 03:24 PM | #39 |
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And another one!
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22nd February 2010, 05:48 PM | #40 |
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anothers
anothers two
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31st March 2010, 12:03 AM | #41 |
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comming soon to my theater
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It looks like a baby laying in his cradle with those little legs in the air... Now seriously. A pity the front has a missing broken part. Normally the faces are the other way around! (Can you send me more images of the whole sword please?) |
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31st March 2010, 05:30 AM | #43 |
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this is the thread i was looking for, for the pics!
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31st March 2010, 10:39 AM | #44 |
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Maybe I can join the club??? (I need, at least, another of this swords, are simple gorgeous )
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Hi Flavio, (and others)
Don't wanna be a spoil here, but the thread had a certain aim Quote:
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31st March 2010, 02:57 PM | #46 |
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Willem, I see faces on almost all the mandau's hilts posted, maybe very stylized, but still faces.... If not I'm sorry
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I see a face in it! |
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27th September 2010, 10:32 AM | #49 |
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This weekend I managed to find time to take pictures of the latest acquisitions. Among the mandaus I found a couple of familiar faces for this gallery...
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30th September 2010, 11:27 PM | #51 |
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The small figure is a loose inlay, original to the handle.
See also the small face on the side of the handle. |
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It's been a bit slow at the face gallery so here are my latest.
The first two with small bonus faces on the sides too. Michael |
14th December 2010, 06:27 PM | #53 |
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Another Face in the Crowd :-)
Found this one while surfing...
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14th December 2010, 06:56 PM | #54 |
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Great thread. To the classics...
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19th December 2010, 10:04 PM | #55 |
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The same handle as I posted in post #26, only from a different angle.
Because I like this image more as I posted earlier of the same handle, I decided to upload it again in my favorite thread! |
12th February 2011, 11:44 PM | #56 |
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Stylistic face. Handle in wood.
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14th February 2011, 08:47 PM | #57 |
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Iban.
Iban handle!
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19th February 2011, 12:12 AM | #58 |
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16th August 2011, 06:47 PM | #59 |
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Kayan handle
Face on a mandau's handle.
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3rd September 2011, 08:36 AM | #60 |
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Iban handle
Just arrived into my collection....
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