Mandau with an Odd Blade

kino · 15th April 2013, 06:53 AM

This Mandau? belongs to Lonna and Dave S.
Dave S. gave me the permission to post photos of this Mandau.
Dave S. will jump in with the dimensions once he gets home.
Enjoy.

kai · 15th April 2013, 08:40 AM

Uuuh, damn, that is nice!

Thanks for taking/posting pics, Albert. Congrats, Lonna and Dave!

Also the carving style seems to be a bit unusual. Moreover, the pommel end is asymmetrically carved - something I haven't seen to such an extent yet.

I hope more Borneo aficionados will chime in shortly.

Regards,
Kai

VVV · 15th April 2013, 08:55 AM

This is the best "fantasy" dayak parang I have seen, interesting.
It seems to be concave/convex?
If so it might be a cool interpretation of an usong bila,
made a long time after the practice of headhunting ceased?

Michael

15th April 2013, 06:53 AM	#1
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 972	Mandau with an Odd Blade This Mandau? belongs to Lonna and Dave S. Dave S. gave me the permission to post photos of this Mandau. Dave S. will jump in with the dimensions once he gets home. Enjoy. Attached Images

15th April 2013, 08:40 AM	#2
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,215	Uuuh, damn, that is nice! Thanks for taking/posting pics, Albert. Congrats, Lonna and Dave! Also the carving style seems to be a bit unusual. Moreover, the pommel end is asymmetrically carved - something I haven't seen to such an extent yet. I hope more Borneo aficionados will chime in shortly. Regards, Kai Last edited by kai; 15th April 2013 at 09:24 AM. Reason: Sorry, forgot to mention Lonna as well. :o

15th April 2013, 08:55 AM	#3
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	This is the best "fantasy" dayak parang I have seen, interesting. It seems to be concave/convex? If so it might be a cool interpretation of an usong bila, made a long time after the practice of headhunting ceased? Michael