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Mytribalworld · 30th May 2011, 08:47 PM

! Are there any books on this subject? I am very surprised that the origin and age of Dayak swords can be found so exactly, and when one asks about Indian arms then normally one gets no exact information...[/QUOTE]

Hi Tatjana, it should be a misunterstanding that origin and age can be found exactly for all dayakswords in general. There are a lot mixed style swords as handles and blades where traded and tribes migrated to other parts of Borneo.
Besides that the enourmous artistic skill of different dayak carvers have made such an large ammount of different styles that it almost endless even for advanced collectors. There are no books about this subject, some info is in Hornbill and Dragon, some in Quer durch Borneo, In Centraal Borneo, Iban art ect.

Arjan

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30th May 2011, 08:47 PM	#12
Mytribalworld Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 400	! Are there any books on this subject? I am very surprised that the origin and age of Dayak swords can be found so exactly, and when one asks about Indian arms then normally one gets no exact information...[/QUOTE] Hi Tatjana, it should be a misunterstanding that origin and age can be found exactly for all dayakswords in general. There are a lot mixed style swords as handles and blades where traded and tribes migrated to other parts of Borneo. Besides that the enourmous artistic skill of different dayak carvers have made such an large ammount of different styles that it almost endless even for advanced collectors. There are no books about this subject, some info is in Hornbill and Dragon, some in Quer durch Borneo, In Centraal Borneo, Iban art ect. Arjan