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HELLO !!
I BOUGHT THIS HANDLE IN BALI TWO YEARS AGO AND I´M VERY HAPPY WITH THE PURCHASE. IS VERY DECORATED AND SEEMS 100% ORIGINAL. THANKS CARLOS |
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Hi Carlos sorry but this is an tourist one .
I was on bali in june/july and all I saw there was fake . Only one or two store s had some real things with price s starting at $1500.00 till 15,000.00 for a nice mandau And some handle s starting at $800.00 to expensive. Regards , Ben |
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OH!!!
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I don't know enough about these to make any informed comment, but it does appear that your hilt has been "smoked" to apply a look of age to it. It still is an interesting carving.
![]() What do you you think of this example Ben? What is the criteria that you follow in determining real from tourist? |
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Ben,
How about this one? |
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Ben really knows these pieces. Trust his oipinion and judgement. I do. Most mandau handles were antler. Buy Books Read Books Search the Forum Lurk email people who have pieces you like Learn. Buy from established dealers. PERSEVERE!! The Journey is a lot of fun! |
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YES, YES, I ONLY WANT TO KNOW HOW I COULD TRY BETWEEN TOURIST OR REAL WEAPONS, ALWAYS READ THE FORUM AND THANKS BEN FOR HIS OPINION, TO ME BEN IS MY TEACHER!!
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Yes, Ben certainly knows his stuff where Dayak weapons are involved. Hopefully he will be able to supply us with some guidelines for making these determinations.
![]() I don't think these weapons are very well understood in the collector world and a quick look at eBay will show you that the market is currently flooded with touristy mandaus. Many of them are quite obvious. What is a bit harder to dtermine is when we see a later example that may or may not be a practical working piece as opposed to a tourist piece. It is my understanding that heads were known to be taken by the Dayak well into the second half of the 20th century. |
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