My first collection of Mandau

[Cakszz]

Hi Kai..

You are already doing quite ok and I'm sure your collection will continue to grow: I'd assume that most members here are caretakers of less than 4 mandau, myself included. Then there are the Borneo specialists with lots of pieces though... It does help if you're living in the Netherlands (or Europe, at least) to get access to the really old examples. Prices are usually high though...

Yes.. I want to find the floating mandau.. I allready know someone who owns it.. hope he want to sell or even give it.. I know there are plenty of our vintage relics in Netherland.. Ik hoop dat ik kan gaan naar Nederland .. en het verzamelen van mijn voorouder relikwieën

Also I am planing to buy tangkitn/ parang latok and felepet/pakayun and dohong.. Dohong is the most high class weapon in my sub tribes (dayak ngaju).. Tangkitn is for Dayak Selako dan Dayak Kenayatn.. pakayun and felepet is for Lun Dayeh and Muruts

Head circumference? Diameter would be certainly too short and also with circumference one would wonder about the owners of some of the longer mandau blades...

Yes you are right.. i mean circumference..

Yes, that would be nice - I guess this measurement/calculation is a little more complex.

Yes.. I need start writings about this I guess before its gone..

BTW, if you want attached pics to appear in a fixed order, then you need to upload them seperately in the correct order (upload of several files will result in jumbled pics - that's a bit annoying).

In the overview, from left to right:
1. This is from Sanaman Manap
2. This is Mandau Mantikei Mix with Djangkarang
3. This is Kenyah mandau - touristic made
4. This is from my father

Thanks for the advise

I'll let the specialists comment on the pieces (close-ups of the hilt and other details would be great).

Regards,
Kai

My mandau now in my home town as I travel a lot.. I couldn bring it.. soon I will take the picture and the dimensions..

[Cakszz]

This is my friend's mandau talisman there are plenty of oil jars each had its own purpose but one if them for weapons proof..

[Green]

Originally Posted by Cakszz

This is my friend's mandau talisman there are plenty of oil jars each had its own purpose but one if them for weapons proof..

You have some very interesting info!. And this is fascinating. Do you have pics of examples of these?

Also, do you happen to know any Mandau and mandau scabbard restorer/maker in Sabah or Kalimantan? If so would appreciate if you can let me know as I have a few mandaus that need some minor repairs to the rattan weaving and resin on the hilts. I may be able to visit them as I stay in Malaysia.

[Green]

[QUOTE=Cakszz]Hi Kai..




Also I am planing to buy tangkitn/ parang latok and felepet/pakayun and dohong.. Dohong is the most high class weapon in my sub tribes (dayak ngaju).. Tangkitn is for Dayak Selako dan Dayak Kenayatn.. pakayun and felepet is for Lun Dayeh and Muruts

oops...sorry, I'm referring to the pics of these

[Robert]

Hello Cakszz, I did the best I could on your above photo of your friend's mandau to try to get the talisman to show better. Here is another photo I cropped from the one above to to get a better view of the different items. I hope that you do not mind my doing this.

Best,
Robert