KUTAI MANDAU
Item #W0220
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Overall length: 69.5 cm / 27.4 inch
Weight: 820 grams
Blade length: 49.5 cm / 19.49 inch
Blade thickness: 9 mm (base), 5 mm (middle), 3 mm (near tip)
Blade width: 16 mm (base), 34 mm (middle), 40 mm (widest)
Old Kutai jimpul, East Borneo, around 1880, in very good condition.
Hilt:
Fine carved antler hilt, with good old patina and traces of age and use.
Braided ratan around the handle in very good condition, resin damar ring missing.
Remnants of the original dyed goat hair attached around the nose.
Blade:
Sturdy uncleaned blade, with original blunt tip.
Sheath:
Wooden scabbard with modest carvings and three rattan knots used to keep the two slabs of wood together.
Bone mouthpiece missing.
Complete with sideknifescabbard (sideknife missing).
Bark sideknifescabbard covered in old leather, and decorated with red-, white- and black dyed goathair, an animal tooth, and a tuft of hair at the tip.
The multi colour rattan belt is in mint condition, with a wooden "teardrop" shaped belt buckle.
Above picture can be found in Tromps article. You can see the comparing tooth, dyed goathair decoration, hilt carving and modest carved scabbard motifs.
Additional Information:
More information is to be found in the old article of S.W. Tromp, "Meededelingen omtrent mandaus", 1888.
If interested, let me know, and I will forward you the original article (which is in Dutch unfortunately).