Tribal Art - 11th February 2014

Lot 630

A Dayak head hunter's sword

Estimate £2,000 - £2,500

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Description

A Dayak head hunter's sword, mandau, the blade inlaid gilt dots and scrolls with a shaped top edge, with a bone handle carved figures, in a carved wood and bone scabbard, with a further sheathed knife, with a hornbill toggle carved figures, and with shells and beads, 82cm long.