Dayak Mandau Sword And Knife Borneo

$350 · Offered by Second Story Books

20th century. Vintage Dayak Mandau from Borneo, complete with its original carved wooden scabbard and accompanying utility knife. The scabbard is richly decorated with geometric carved and painted motifs, multiple carved bone or tusk ornaments secured with traditional fiber lashings, and tufts of animal hair, all characteristic of Dayak craftsmanship. The set includes the large single-edged mandau blade together with the smaller companion knife housed within the

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