Dayak mandau

[colin henshaw]

Originally Posted by asomotif

I am always a little reluctant to put dates on mandaus.

However, mandaus of similar style and craftmanship are depicted in a Swiss book : "Aufschlussreiches Borneo, Der Geologe Wolfgang Leopold in Niederländisch-Indien 1921-1927" (Zürich 2011)

So this mandau could date to pre ww2.

Best regards,
Willem

PS, this one is better than those in the book. especially the scabbard

Many thanks for the information on the mandau, Willem. It ties in with what the auction house said - that it was from descendants of an English family, who had travelled overseas in the early 20th century....

This Dayak ? mask, was also part of the group - can you tell me anything about it please ?

Regards
Colin