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Question about a symbol on Mandau
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On the left is the sheath of a mandau and on the right a part of a Pisau Raut. Both from Kalimantan (Dayaks).
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Hoi Godfried,
it might be a tree of life motif. Regards, Kai |
I was thinking the same as Kai. I was also thinking of the centipede.
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Well, both are possible but which of those 2 options would it be. Hopefully an expert will come to this thread who can provide convincing evidence of what it really is. By the way, I have seen the motif on multiple Dayak objects.
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Good day Godfried,
It is for the first time i saw mandau sheath like that, i meant it for the anatomy of the sheath not the carving. A full picture of the sheath will be better. |
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Sheet of a Jimpul (mandau).
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The motif 'circled' in red on the 'piso raout' are resembling the teeth of the aso.
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Here a piso from my collection, with aso teeth (old dayak style)
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