Amulets on Mandau's

Dajak · 31st December 2006, 09:51 PM

Hi Kai nice amulet are you the only one here on the forum that have an amulet on his mandau

Regards , Ben

asomotif · 2nd January 2007, 12:04 PM

Ben, you already know them, but for the other forum members.

some from my collection. more knots than amulets. But better than nothing.

Best regards,
Willem

Dajak · 2nd January 2007, 12:56 PM

Hi Willem that silver hook is very nice is that metal that carved round circle

Regards, Ben

asomotif · 2nd January 2007, 04:13 PM

Yes, it is a metal disc.
one side flat, the other side engraves with floral motifs.

VANDOO · 2nd January 2007, 07:50 PM

THE 3 DISKS ON THE LAST PICTURES ARE INTERESTING ONE IS THE BIG END OF A CONE SHELL, THE OTHER APPEARS TO BE A PEARL OYSTER DISK MARKED TO RESEMBLE THE CONE SHELL DISK. THE METAL DISK IS IN THE SHAPE OF ONE OF THE DAYAK TATOOS DENOTING THE TAKEING OF A HEAD. THE SMALL WOODEN MAN WOULD BE SOME SORT OF FETISH ALSO AS THERE WERE QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT KINDS FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF PROTECTION I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO GIVE ANY MORE INFORMATION ON IT. I DON'T HAVE MANY GOOD FETISH IN MY COLLECTION AND NO PICTURES OF THE ONES I DO HAVE. SO WILL POST A FEW PICTURES OF ONES I HAVE IN MY PHOTO ARCHIVES. ONE IS SIMULAR TO THE VERY NICE ONE WITH HORNBILL THAT STARTED THIS POST.

VANDOO · 2nd January 2007, 09:02 PM

A FEW MORE !

THESE OFTEN SERVE THE PURPOSE OF DECORATION, CARRYING STRAP AS WELL AS HAVING TAILSMANIC PROTECTIVE POWERS AND MAY IDENTIFY THE TRIBE OR GROUP. OFTEN A SEA BEAN,SHELL DISK,HORNBILL IVORY OR PIECE OF ANTLER SERVE AS THE TOGGLE TO FASTEN THE STRAP AS WELL AS PERHAPS HAVING TAILSMANIC POWER OR BEING A SIGN OF RANK OR WEALTH.
I THINK DAYAK ART INCORPORATES TAILSMANIC POWERS, TRIBAL IDENTIFICATION ,PRIDE OF WORKMANSHIP AND DECORATION IN ALL ITS FORMS FROM BASKETS,HATS,TOOLS, FABRICS TO BLADES. ALL THE DESIGNS HAVE THEIR MEANINGS AS WELL AS BEING VERY PRETTY.

I HOPE THESE PICTURES ARE NOT FROM ANYONES PRIVATE STOCK AS I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE I GOT THE REFRENCES FROM.

Dajak · 2nd January 2007, 10:43 PM

Hi Vandoo that are nice ones the tassels are more used as carrying band

Ben

2nd January 2007, 12:04 PM	#2
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Ben, you already know them, but for the other forum members. some from my collection. more knots than amulets. But better than nothing. Best regards, Willem Attached Images

2nd January 2007, 07:50 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE 3 DISKS ON THE LAST PICTURES ARE INTERESTING ONE IS THE BIG END OF A CONE SHELL, THE OTHER APPEARS TO BE A PEARL OYSTER DISK MARKED TO RESEMBLE THE CONE SHELL DISK. THE METAL DISK IS IN THE SHAPE OF ONE OF THE DAYAK TATOOS DENOTING THE TAKEING OF A HEAD. THE SMALL WOODEN MAN WOULD BE SOME SORT OF FETISH ALSO AS THERE WERE QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT KINDS FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF PROTECTION I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO GIVE ANY MORE INFORMATION ON IT. I DON'T HAVE MANY GOOD FETISH IN MY COLLECTION AND NO PICTURES OF THE ONES I DO HAVE. SO WILL POST A FEW PICTURES OF ONES I HAVE IN MY PHOTO ARCHIVES. ONE IS SIMULAR TO THE VERY NICE ONE WITH HORNBILL THAT STARTED THIS POST. Attached Images

2nd January 2007, 09:02 PM	#6
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A FEW MORE ! THESE OFTEN SERVE THE PURPOSE OF DECORATION, CARRYING STRAP AS WELL AS HAVING TAILSMANIC PROTECTIVE POWERS AND MAY IDENTIFY THE TRIBE OR GROUP. OFTEN A SEA BEAN,SHELL DISK,HORNBILL IVORY OR PIECE OF ANTLER SERVE AS THE TOGGLE TO FASTEN THE STRAP AS WELL AS PERHAPS HAVING TAILSMANIC POWER OR BEING A SIGN OF RANK OR WEALTH. I THINK DAYAK ART INCORPORATES TAILSMANIC POWERS, TRIBAL IDENTIFICATION ,PRIDE OF WORKMANSHIP AND DECORATION IN ALL ITS FORMS FROM BASKETS,HATS,TOOLS, FABRICS TO BLADES. ALL THE DESIGNS HAVE THEIR MEANINGS AS WELL AS BEING VERY PRETTY. I HOPE THESE PICTURES ARE NOT FROM ANYONES PRIVATE STOCK AS I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE I GOT THE REFRENCES FROM. Attached Images

31st December 2006, 09:51 PM	#1
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Hi Kai nice amulet are you the only one here on the forum that have an amulet on his mandau Regards , Ben

2nd January 2007, 12:56 PM	#3
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Hi Willem that silver hook is very nice is that metal that carved round circle Regards, Ben

2nd January 2007, 04:13 PM	#4
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Yes, it is a metal disc. one side flat, the other side engraves with floral motifs.

2nd January 2007, 10:43 PM	#7
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Hi Vandoo that are nice ones the tassels are more used as carrying band Ben