Mandau for review

[kai]

Originally Posted by kai

Most kabeala from Sunda don't come with exceptionally heavy blades but there surely are some. I'd guess that you're comparing apples to oranges here, anyway.

Considering the pic of both blades, maybe more like comparing apples and pomme de terre...

The kabeala blade looks well preserved and does not seem to exhibit much distal taper while the Dayak blade tapers and probably lost quite a bit of substance to age.

Regards,
Kai