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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey
I am not expert in this field, however, using Sellato as my reference I believe the hilt can be attributed to Kenyah origin.
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For me the second mandau bit off, it seems the carving on the hilt is different origin from the carving on the sheath.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, naturalist, for the information
I also had doubts about the scabbard, especially since it is much larger in size than the sword. After I carefully examined the two mandau, I realized that the seller had inserted the mandau-2 into the sheath of the mandau-1 in order to make more profit.
I sheathed the Mandau-1, the color and hair design matched 100%, here is the result: