African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 975
A Dayak mandau sword
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500
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Description
A Dayak mandau sword
Borneo, Indonesia
the steel blade with scrolls and pierced dots to the top edge near the tip and with inset gilt lines and dots to one side, with a fibre bound carved bone handle with hair, in a wood and carved bone mounted scabbard, and a further sheath with a bone handled knife,
69.5cm long. (3)