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asomotif 29th August 2009 08:21 PM
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The combination of this Y shaped hilt and a human face is new to me too.
With teh present USD/Eur rates it came relatively cheap.

It is definately not very old, but considereing the style of the carving I think it must have been a piece for actual use, and not a tourist item yet :shrug:

Maurice 18th September 2009 09:43 AM
Modang
 
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Received today.

Mytribalworld 22nd September 2009 04:22 PM
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My two last scores.....

mind the enourmous willie on one of them....

Arjan

VVV 24th September 2009 09:06 AM
Arjan,

The top hilt is unusal.
Is it newer or just rare?
Does the rest of the mandau also carry unusual features?

Maurice, thatīs a mean looking hilt figure :D

Michael

Mytribalworld 24th September 2009 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by VVV
Arjan,

The top hilt is unusal.
Is it newer or just rare?
Does the rest of the mandau also carry unusual features?

Maurice, thatīs a mean looking hilt figure :D

Michael
Hi Michael,

Its indeed unusal its old , I think Dusun here's the side.
I bougth it just for the handle the blade is not interesting an no scabbard.

Arjan

Maurice 14th December 2009 09:50 PM
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my last find this year probably.

Mytribalworld 11th January 2010 02:30 PM
1 year face gallery, congrats Michael!
 
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Here my latest find.

mross 15th January 2010 09:33 PM
As I know nothing about these, is there a significance to the faces? Diety, totems, other?

Maurice 22nd February 2010 03:24 PM
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And another one!

ericlaude 22nd February 2010 05:48 PM
anothers
 
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anothers two

asomotif 31st March 2010 12:03 AM
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comming soon to my theater :)

Maurice 31st March 2010 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by asomotif
comming soon to my theater :)
Nice kayan handle Willem,

It looks like a baby laying in his cradle with those little legs in the air...:D

Now seriously.
A pity the front has a missing broken part.
Normally the faces are the other way around!

(Can you send me more images of the whole sword please?)

migueldiaz 31st March 2010 05:30 AM
this is the thread i was looking for, for the pics! :)

Flavio 31st March 2010 10:39 AM
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Maybe I can join the club??? :D (I need, at least, another of this swords, are simple gorgeous :D :D )

asomotif 31st March 2010 02:24 PM
Hi Flavio, (and others)
Don't wanna be a spoil here, but the thread had a certain aim :)

Quote:
When collecting Borneo Dayak parang one thing that thrills me are the variations of different faces, or full figures, on the top side of the hilt common among some tribes.
That's why I hoped that we all could share our "faces" so we could together create a huge reference image bank of these variations and enjoy them as pieces of art.
For this reason I think it would be great if this thread was pictures only, no comments or questions here either on origin or of appreciation.
And only pictures of dayak parang were the top of the hilt is dominated by a face or sitting figure, none of the other hilt variations here please.

Flavio 31st March 2010 02:57 PM
Willem, I see faces on almost all the mandau's hilts posted, maybe very stylized, but still faces.... If not I'm sorry :o

Maurice 31st March 2010 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Flavio
Willem, I see faces on almost all the mandau's hilts posted, maybe very stylized, but still faces.... If not I'm sorry :o
Don't worry Flavio!

I see a face in it!

Flavio 31st March 2010 04:39 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maurice
Don't worry Flavio!

I see a face in it!
;)

VVV 27th September 2010 10:32 AM
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This weekend I managed to find time to take pictures of the latest acquisitions. Among the mandaus I found a couple of familiar faces for this gallery...

Michael

Mytribalworld 28th September 2010 11:41 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VVV
This weekend I managed to find time to take pictures of the latest acquisitions. Among the mandaus I found a couple of familiar faces for this gallery...

Michael
This one will be added to my collection soon....

Arjan

asomotif 30th September 2010 11:27 PM
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The small figure is a loose inlay, original to the handle.
See also the small face on the side of the handle.

VVV 11th December 2010 03:17 PM
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It's been a bit slow at the face gallery so here are my latest.
The first two with small bonus faces on the sides too.

Michael

David 14th December 2010 06:27 PM
Another Face in the Crowd :-)
 
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Found this one while surfing...

Andrew 14th December 2010 06:56 PM
Great thread. To the classics...

Maurice 19th December 2010 10:04 PM
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The same handle as I posted in post #26, only from a different angle.
Because I like this image more as I posted earlier of the same handle, I decided to upload it again in my favorite thread!

asomotif 12th February 2011 11:44 PM
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Stylistic face. Handle in wood.

Maurice 14th February 2011 08:47 PM
Iban.
 
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Iban handle!

asomotif 19th February 2011 12:12 AM
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Maurice 16th August 2011 06:47 PM
Kayan handle
 
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Face on a mandau's handle.

Mytribalworld 3rd September 2011 08:36 AM
Iban handle
 
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Just arrived into my collection....


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