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Hi,
I would like to know if there are collectors who has also mandau's with a face on the grip. on the pics below two very old examples one is in my own collection and the other sadly not (yet?) ![]() ![]() ![]() the one with the rattan stick along the scabbard is a very old type and could be dating from around 1850-1880. the other one is also very old and I think dating around 1880-1900. note the very nice carved faces.Tromp who was a resident in Borneo was interested in mandaugrips and so he almost the only one as far as I know who has written an article about them. He mentioned that the faced grip was quite common in his day's (1880) and he mentioned that they ( the dayak) had sometimes an uncarved model. indeed I could find plenty models in the museum with a face ( however not many like the pics here) but only a few 2-3 uncarved models. also it seems that however the facemodel was widespread they are hard to find nowadays. Arjan. |
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