Mandau for identification

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Mandau-2 arrived in a sheath from the seller Mandau-1, unfortunately, the nju knife is missing.

Total length – 560 mm, blade length – 410 mm, blade thickness at the handle – 5 mm, weight – 337 g

The new sword is significantly smaller in size and weight than the Mandau-1. Steel on the blade, forging and processing of lower quality.

The handle may have been made by Kenya.

Comments are welcome.

Regards, Yuri

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Sheath

[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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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.

Thank you A. G. Maisey

[naturalist]

There is a place in East Kalimantan, in around Samarinda where many people are working to make "mandau" for tourists.
Many are from Java. They are not really follow the each tribes identity that is reflected in the carving on the hilt and sheath. They just do what look likes Dayak's carving style.

I am no expert but i have been wandering around in Borneo in the last 20 years, been in the remote areas from West to East Kalimantan for ecological-anthropological research and environmental programs. For me the second mandau bit off, it seems the carving on the hilt is different origin from the carving on the sheath.

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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.

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:

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Who has information, tell me what could be in this place? d 15 mm

Regards, Yuri