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24th March 2007, 10:44 AM | #1 |
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MANDAU HANDLE
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 |
24th March 2007, 12:42 PM | #2 |
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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 |
24th March 2007, 01:14 PM | #3 |
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oh!!!!
OH!!! WHY DO YOU THINK IS A TOURIST HANDLE? I´M SURE IS BONE.
THANKS CARLOS |
24th March 2007, 02:54 PM | #4 |
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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? |
24th March 2007, 03:34 PM | #5 |
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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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24th March 2007, 04:46 PM | #7 | |
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MANDAU
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!! THANKS EVERYBODY
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24th March 2007, 04:58 PM | #8 |
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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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