Rare Dayak Daggers - Sadop and Dohong

Dajak · 19th February 2007, 05:19 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

VVV · 19th February 2007, 12:13 PM

Hi Ben,

I have to handle more Dohong first to be sure of this.
Like you have done because most of them are found in Dutch museums.

I have just added two additional, quite rare, Dayak knives to my collection site. It's the Piso Tongkeng of West Kalimantan and the Iban Lungat.

http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...view_album.php

Michael

Dajak · 19th February 2007, 08:30 PM

Hi Michael nice to see those rare knife s

here an picture off an big pisau rau

Ben

VVV · 19th February 2007, 08:58 PM

Interesting variation Ben!

I have to find a large one like that myself

Michael

Dajak · 20th February 2007, 08:43 PM

Hi Michael look how he is holding the little Knife

Ben

VVV · 20th February 2007, 09:14 PM

Interesting!

Thanks for the reference picture.

Michael

Dajak · 25th February 2007, 01:38 PM

About the dohun here on an soul boat pictured in Hornbill and dragon we see
that they are spears not intended too be swords

Ben

19th February 2007, 12:13 PM	#2
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Hi Ben, I have to handle more Dohong first to be sure of this. Like you have done because most of them are found in Dutch museums. I have just added two additional, quite rare, Dayak knives to my collection site. It's the Piso Tongkeng of West Kalimantan and the Iban Lungat. http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...view_album.php Michael Attached Images

19th February 2007, 08:30 PM	#3
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Hi Michael nice to see those rare knife s here an picture off an big pisau rau Ben Attached Images

20th February 2007, 08:43 PM	#5
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Hi Michael look how he is holding the little Knife Ben Attached Images

25th February 2007, 01:38 PM	#7
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	About the dohun here on an soul boat pictured in Hornbill and dragon we see that they are spears not intended too be swords Ben Attached Images

19th February 2007, 05:19 AM	#1
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

19th February 2007, 08:58 PM	#4
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Interesting variation Ben! I have to find a large one like that myself Michael

20th February 2007, 09:14 PM	#6
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Interesting! Thanks for the reference picture. Michael