[migueldiaz]

Originally Posted by Henk

Migueldiaz, Thank you for starting this thread.

Thanks too, Henk. And I do hope that with the heads of forumites put together, but still attached to the shoulders though the 'mystery' of the mandau hilt's design would be lifted a little.

Originally Posted by asomotif

This is a book about textiles / Pua and Miss Gavin points out the fact that in our western minds we often want designs to be depicting something ...

Thanks too Willem for your further elaboration on the subject. And I think it's a very good point you mentioned, among others -- taking the proper perspective (the various tribes' own viewpoint), would be key in understanding better the subject matter.

I am now browsing Quer Durch Borneo. Per some of the pics I saw in there (below), I've now come to the conclusion that, (a) these folks really know how to make swords, and (b) I was born into the wrong tribe