Adi dao?

blue lander · 23rd January 2014, 02:51 PM

Just got this one off e-bay, the seller said it's a Dao from the Adi tribe. There seems to be a ton of diversity in daos from that part of the world, was his assesment correct?

The edge is convex ground on one side and flat on the other. The whole edge is rolled over a little, but it's still quite sharp. There's quite a few fairly deep "dings" in the edge. No sheath.

Royston · 23rd January 2014, 05:18 PM

Hello

That looks right to me.

The scan is from Rawson's "The Indian Sword" The Abor region is the home of the Adi tribe.

The photo is my own example.

Regards
Roy

spiral · 23rd January 2014, 07:27 PM

Nice find!

spiral

blue lander · 23rd January 2014, 10:10 PM

Thanks both! Glad to hear it's the real deal.

23rd January 2014, 02:51 PM	#1
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Adi dao? Just got this one off e-bay, the seller said it's a Dao from the Adi tribe. There seems to be a ton of diversity in daos from that part of the world, was his assesment correct? The edge is convex ground on one side and flat on the other. The whole edge is rolled over a little, but it's still quite sharp. There's quite a few fairly deep "dings" in the edge. No sheath. Attached Images

23rd January 2014, 05:18 PM	#2
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 441	Hello That looks right to me. The scan is from Rawson's "The Indian Sword" The Abor region is the home of the Adi tribe. The photo is my own example. Regards Roy Attached Images

23rd January 2014, 07:27 PM	#3
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Nice find! spiral

23rd January 2014, 10:10 PM	#4
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Thanks both! Glad to hear it's the real deal.