Dayak sword with inlaid blade for id and discussion please

asomotif · 17th September 2017, 01:50 PM

Thank you for posting.
Nice blade indeed. The handle is simple, but not bad at all.

Here is another threads showing a very similar blade attributed to the Baram area, Sarawak.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=14272

The blade is a mandau blade with a concave/convex shape. if they are decorated they are always less decorated on the concave side. often the concave side is decorated near the handle, as yours is.

Nice piece, congrats !

Best regards,
Willem

17th September 2017, 01:50 PM	#2
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,235	Thank you for posting. Nice blade indeed. The handle is simple, but not bad at all. Here is another threads showing a very similar blade attributed to the Baram area, Sarawak. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=14272 The blade is a mandau blade with a concave/convex shape. if they are decorated they are always less decorated on the concave side. often the concave side is decorated near the handle, as yours is. Nice piece, congrats ! Best regards, Willem