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Hi gents,
I am newbi.. I am originally Dayak from Central Kalimantan (Dayak Ngaju). For admin thanks for accepting me in this forum.. I found so much valuable information about tribal weaponry, particularly Mandau. And I am just collecting several mandau for myself. My great grandfather used to be known as blacksmith of Mandau, yet, none of his descendants now inherit his skills. In central Kalimantan, the famous materials of Mandau only come from 2 kinds of stone: 1. Sanaman Mantikei (Stone of Mantikei) Normally Mandau made from this kind of stone never has smooth shape, seems like pitted but it’s not. This Mandau can be bent, normally by rub it with “daun sirih” (you may believe it or not but I’ve seen it). This kind of Mandau cannot be used to cut soft object such banana trees as it will be bent, but if it used to cut hard object it will cut. 2. Sanaman Lampang (floating stone) This is very oddand very rare people have it nowadays. This kind of metal can float on water. I personally have not seen it, but my grandfather had seen it. According to the legend this stone was stolen/given from spiritual world. Our late governor Tjilik Riwut has one of Sanaman Lampang Mandau and now is kept in capitol building. According to my grandfather story, back in times, when blacksmith wanted to forge Mandau, he will sing ‘karungut’ – a traditional song from Dayak Ngaju. I have a collection from a mixing from Sanaman Mantikei and Sanaman Djangkarang. Sanaman Djangkarang is not as famous the other two materials. But this is also from a stone, could be found in Barito or Katingan area. This type of Mandau is not bendable as Mantikei. IMG_3028.JPG |
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Hello, welcome to the forum!
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Sorry for so many questions/requests but I am sure the specialized mandau collectors will be thrilled to have you on our forum! Let us know if we can help your quest with pics from our pieces or other other info. Regards, Kai |
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I have the the pic of raw mantikei
IMG_3098.JPG This mantikei is beeing cooked IMG_3099.JPG This is Mantikei mandau: IMG_3100.JPG This mandau was bent only by rubing it with "daun sirih" - betel kd.jpg |
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Welcome to our little forum. Glad we could be of some help to you, and hopefully you will be willing to add to our knowledge here.
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why my reply is not appear? is that taking long time or need admin approval?
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Welcome to the forum Cakszz,
I have never seen the raw mantikei material before, thanks for sharing. Is daun sirih (betel leaf) also used during the forging process of the mandau mantikei? Michael |
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Welcome to the forum Cakszz. This is all very interesting, but would you be able to explain why someone would want to bend a blade like this in the first place? I don't see the purpose of the exercise as it would seem to render the blade useless.
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Yes, posts of new members need moderators' approval. This is a bit annoying since the discussion moves on while your replies only show up later and may even get overlooked if a thread is really busy. Please bear with us though since this also helps to protect the forum. After a while you'll get freed out off this quarantine mode - maybe contact a mod when you believe you've proven yourself... ![]() Regards, Kai |
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