Mandau

Henk · 20th March 2007, 06:06 PM

I don't know how blond blond is. You'd better made a picture before you removed the hair.
The blond colored hair is often normal goat hair and if i'm not mistaken the Dayak used wooden plugs like a carpenter to attach the tufts of hair in the holes of the handle.

Maurice · 20th March 2007, 07:14 PM

Hi Henk,

It was certainly no goat hair. It was human long blond hair.
And the plug was no old one.
It was put in it with lots of glue.
I still have a picture of the hilt with the blond hair.

Henk · 20th March 2007, 09:20 PM

Hi Javagolok,

Looks indeed if the previous owner ruined the hairdress of his wife to replace the original tufts of goathair.

Maurice · 20th March 2007, 10:07 PM

I do not know who owned this mandau but maybe it was the husband or ex-husband of Sinhead O'conner or Britney Spears!

20th March 2007, 07:14 PM	#2
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,462	Hi Henk, It was certainly no goat hair. It was human long blond hair. And the plug was no old one. It was put in it with lots of glue. I still have a picture of the hilt with the blond hair. Attached Images

20th March 2007, 10:07 PM	#4
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,462	I do not know who owned this mandau but maybe it was the husband or ex-husband of Sinhead O'conner or Britney Spears! Last edited by Javagolok; 21st March 2007 at 10:53 AM.

20th March 2007, 06:06 PM	#1
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	I don't know how blond blond is. You'd better made a picture before you removed the hair. The blond colored hair is often normal goat hair and if i'm not mistaken the Dayak used wooden plugs like a carpenter to attach the tufts of hair in the holes of the handle.

20th March 2007, 09:20 PM	#3
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Hi Javagolok, Looks indeed if the previous owner ruined the hairdress of his wife to replace the original tufts of goathair.