Dohong on Ebay

[Dajak]

The Dohong was most likely the traditional sword/knife before the mandau.
So most Dohongs are from before 1850 and there are not many in museum collections.


First this is not proven what you put in your advertisement

It was in use with funurals never used as an weapon

IT IS AN STORY THAT IT WAS THE NATIONAL WEAPON FROM THE DAYAKS BUT NEVER BEEN PROVEN
this can be read page 379
it say s that it is not believeble that is was the national weapon look below the page 379 point 1

it also says that Sal Müller tells that the ivory handle might proof that it is from an different culture and date back to the madjapahit rules over the coast from borneo




this can be read in the catalogus van s'rijks ethnographisch museum deel 2 Borneo

Brill 1910 page 378

THE FIRST PIC IS NOT AN DOHONG BUT AN OTHER KNIFE

THE SECOND PIC IS AN DOHONG

THE 3 DRAWING IS ALSO AN DOHONG


And look dimension Handle to the blade that is what I mean

Ben