UNUSUAL DAYAK MANDAU

VANDOO · 5th February 2014, 05:59 AM

THIS IS THE FIRST DAYAK MANDAU I HAVE SEEN WITH WRITING ON THE BLADE. I CAN'T MAKE OUT WHAT IT SAYS , PERHAPS SOMEONE HAS THE COMPUTER SKILLS TO MAKE IT CLEAR AND SEE WHAT IT SAYS.

VVV · 5th February 2014, 04:52 PM

Nice find Barry,

It seems to be something written in Jawi?
It is quite rare but I recall that we have seen a mandau here on the forum before with both jawi and "magic squares" on its blade (from one of the Dutch collectors here).
I have also seen another one in a Danish collection.

So to summarize, it seems to be a very rare phenomenon - congratulations!

Michael

5th February 2014, 05:59 AM	#1
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5th February 2014, 04:52 PM	#2
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Nice find Barry, It seems to be something written in Jawi? It is quite rare but I recall that we have seen a mandau here on the forum before with both jawi and "magic squares" on its blade (from one of the Dutch collectors here). I have also seen another one in a Danish collection. So to summarize, it seems to be a very rare phenomenon - congratulations! Michael