Kayan mandau

VVV · 2nd February 2009, 05:20 PM

The double spiral is a universal bronze age, f.i. Dong-Son, motif.
In this case my guesses are either Timor/Moluccan (if originally matched in Borneo), or maybe Batak (maybe added later in Holland)?
It's quite common to add foreign artefacts for protection as imported "magic" seems quite often to be considered stronger than domestic.
Mjolnir and Viking motifs seems a bit far-fetched to me...

Michael

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2nd February 2009, 05:20 PM	#15
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	The double spiral is a universal bronze age, f.i. Dong-Son, motif. In this case my guesses are either Timor/Moluccan (if originally matched in Borneo), or maybe Batak (maybe added later in Holland)? It's quite common to add foreign artefacts for protection as imported "magic" seems quite often to be considered stronger than domestic. Mjolnir and Viking motifs seems a bit far-fetched to me... Michael