VERY NICE
I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE WITH A BRASS HANDLE BEFORE AND THE WORKMANSHIP IS VERY GOOD. WAS BRASS OR BRONZE CASTING DONE ON NIAS ISLAND OR IN THE SURROUNDING REGION?
IN BORNEO BRASS AND BRONZE WERE CAST AS CANNON ( LANTKA), AND JEWLRY ESPECIALLY LARGE HEAVY EAR RINGS. PERHAPS NIAS TRIBES DID SIMULAR THINGS AS THEY MAKE NEAT ARMOR, HELMETS, BLADES AND SPEARS THERE.