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TWO INTERESTING DAYAK SWORDS
TWO ITEMS FROM BORNEO COLLECTED AROUND 1920 BY THE SAME COLLECTOR. PICTURES #1 THRU #3. IS A UNUSUAL DAYAK PARANG WITH A SOLID BRASS HANDLE WITH A NON TRADITIONAL DESIGN. 66.5 CM. LONG NO SCABBARD. ITS A INTERESTING VARIATION AND MAKES ONE WONDER IF IT WAS BROUGHT IN FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE PERHAPS TO BE TRADED OR PRESENTED AS A GIFT.
PICTURE #4. IS A MANDAU COLLECTED AT THE SAME TIME BY THE SAME COLLECTOR CARVED ANTLER HANDLE AND NICE TRADITIONAL INSERTS IN BLADE 68.5 CM. LONG NO SCABBARD. |
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