Amulets on Mandau's

[asomotif]

I found this picture on the web.
It is relatively recent picture of a mandau with amulets from Kalimantan Barat / west kalimantan.

[Maurice]

Thanks for posting Willem. Looks nice and lots of balast. :-)

This is one of the beltbuckles on a mandau from South Borneo in my private collection. Simple, but very interesting.......

[asomotif]

Hi Maurice,

Thanks for posting.
Is it bone ? or antler ?

Best regards,
Willem

[asomotif]

This mandau I bought last year.
It came with the somewhat unusual ropes with very small rattan baskets.

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Hi Maurice,

Thanks for posting.
Is it bone ? or antler ?

Best regards,
Willem

Hi Willem,

A piece of a human skull it is.

Nice find your mandau!

Kind regards,
Maurice

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Maurice

Thanks for posting Willem. Looks nice and lots of balast. :-)

This is one of the beltbuckles on a mandau from South Borneo in my private collection. Simple, but very interesting.......

Thank you for posting Maurice, it's a bone piece, very interesting indeed!

Here are two of my ones. Both are the close knobs for the carrying strip. Someone know the nut?

Regards,
Detlef

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Someone know the nut?

Hi Detlef,

Don't know which nut it is, but have seen it before used as belt buckle.

Kind regards,
Maurice

[TomHurstAntiques]

Here is a very old Mandau toggle/amulet.