PAKAYUN

VANDOO · 18th January 2017, 09:40 PM

I HAVE NOT SEEN MANY OF THESE AND MOST HAVE BEEN VERY MUCH LIKE THE FIRST ONE ON TOP OF THE 3 PICTURED TOGETHER. IT APPEARS TO HAVE THE SMALL SIDE KNIFE LIKE THE DAYAK MANDAU IS THAT COMMON AND JUST MISSING ON MOST EXAMPLES.? NOT ONLY IS THERE VARIATION ON THE CARVED WOOD HANDLES THERE IS DIFFERENCES IN THE BRASS WORK IN GUARD SHAPE AND DESIGNS ENGRAVED OR CAST INTO THEM. OTHER METALS MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN USED PERHAPS SILVER OR GERMAN SILVER.? IS THERE VARIATIONS IN BLADE TIPS AS FOUND ON MANDAU THE ONES I HAVE SEEN ARE MUCH THE SAME ON PAKAYUN. SOME HANDLES HAVE WOVEN FIBER AND SOME DO NOT, PERHAPS IT BECOMES BRITTLE AND IS LOST OVER TIME. DO YOU KNOW IF THESE VARIATIONS ARE RELATED TO DIFFERENT REGIONS AND TRIBES OR DEPENDING AND THE PRESTIGE AND POWER OF THE OWNERS. I SUPPOSE DIFFERENT FASHIONS AND DESIGNS HAD INFLUENCE OVER THE MANY YEARS THIS FORM OF SWORD HAS TAKEN TO EVOLVE. LOTS OF QUESTIONS BUT THAT IS PART OF THE FUN OF COLLECTING. DOING RESEARCH AND LOOKING FOR CLUES TO SOLVE THE MANY MYSTERY'S.

18th January 2017, 09:40 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I HAVE NOT SEEN MANY OF THESE AND MOST HAVE BEEN VERY MUCH LIKE THE FIRST ONE ON TOP OF THE 3 PICTURED TOGETHER. IT APPEARS TO HAVE THE SMALL SIDE KNIFE LIKE THE DAYAK MANDAU IS THAT COMMON AND JUST MISSING ON MOST EXAMPLES.? NOT ONLY IS THERE VARIATION ON THE CARVED WOOD HANDLES THERE IS DIFFERENCES IN THE BRASS WORK IN GUARD SHAPE AND DESIGNS ENGRAVED OR CAST INTO THEM. OTHER METALS MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN USED PERHAPS SILVER OR GERMAN SILVER.? IS THERE VARIATIONS IN BLADE TIPS AS FOUND ON MANDAU THE ONES I HAVE SEEN ARE MUCH THE SAME ON PAKAYUN. SOME HANDLES HAVE WOVEN FIBER AND SOME DO NOT, PERHAPS IT BECOMES BRITTLE AND IS LOST OVER TIME. DO YOU KNOW IF THESE VARIATIONS ARE RELATED TO DIFFERENT REGIONS AND TRIBES OR DEPENDING AND THE PRESTIGE AND POWER OF THE OWNERS. I SUPPOSE DIFFERENT FASHIONS AND DESIGNS HAD INFLUENCE OVER THE MANY YEARS THIS FORM OF SWORD HAS TAKEN TO EVOLVE. LOTS OF QUESTIONS BUT THAT IS PART OF THE FUN OF COLLECTING. DOING RESEARCH AND LOOKING FOR CLUES TO SOLVE THE MANY MYSTERY'S.