Mandau tribal origin based on carved motifs

alexish · 9th June 2017, 12:34 AM

Is it possible to judge the tribal origin of a mandau based on carved motifs on it's handle and sheath?

I hereby enclose some pictures of handles for comments.

alexish · 9th June 2017, 01:04 PM

Here are some more carved motifs of sheaths for comments.

kai · 9th June 2017, 01:27 PM

Hello Alexis,

With old, traditional pieces this is usually possible.

Your examples appear to be rather recent and I'm not sure our Borneo specialists will be able to comment on their origin.

That is, except for the attached hilt which is of distinctly better quality and seems to have decent age; it's a more unusual style though and I'm not prepared to venture a guess...

Regards,
Kai
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9th June 2017, 12:34 AM	#1
alexish Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 127	Mandau tribal origin based on carved motifs Is it possible to judge the tribal origin of a mandau based on carved motifs on it's handle and sheath? I hereby enclose some pictures of handles for comments. Attached Images

9th June 2017, 01:04 PM	#2
alexish Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 127	Here are some more carved motifs of sheaths for comments. Attached Images

9th June 2017, 01:27 PM	#3
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,215	Hello Alexis, With old, traditional pieces this is usually possible. Your examples appear to be rather recent and I'm not sure our Borneo specialists will be able to comment on their origin. That is, except for the attached hilt which is of distinctly better quality and seems to have decent age; it's a more unusual style though and I'm not prepared to venture a guess... Regards, Kai -- Last edited by kai; 9th June 2017 at 07:03 PM.