Rare Dayak Daggers - Sadop and Dohong

Dajak · 19th February 2007, 04:19 AM

Hi Michael I am talking about the one in the picture this one is also pictured in Hornbill and dragon from Bernard sellato .
and the dohun you mean with the Ivory handle could be from an spearhead
I see a few but never so big like an bayu or mandau .
That could be why they use them for ceromonies and not for fighting because never intended to be an sword .
And you now how big and very old spearhead could be I never see an dohun
so big as that spearhead from the one in Kopenhagen.

Ben

19th February 2007, 04:19 AM	#33
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Hi Michael I am talking about the one in the picture this one is also pictured in Hornbill and dragon from Bernard sellato . and the dohun you mean with the Ivory handle could be from an spearhead I see a few but never so big like an bayu or mandau . That could be why they use them for ceromonies and not for fighting because never intended to be an sword . And you now how big and very old spearhead could be I never see an dohun so big as that spearhead from the one in Kopenhagen. Ben