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A Dayak Mandau Sword & Scabbard

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Description

This is an antique machete-like mandau Dayak sword and scabbard with deer antler or horn hilt. Dayak peoples, Kalimantan / Borneo/ Likely the Iban, a sub-group of the Dayak, who in the past were known as the Sea Dayaks. Ibans were renowned for their headhunting. The Sword in scabbard measures 26.25 inches long. Provenance: The Dr Brian Healy estate, New York.

Condition

Fair, well handled and worn, loss to edges of the bone hilt.

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A Dayak Mandau Sword & Scabbard

Name: A Dayak Mandau Sword & Scabbard
SKU: 141255896
Price: 220 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $300 - $500

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