DepartmentAsia

Mandau

NameSword, scabbard, belt

CultureIban Dayak

DateEarly -mid 20th century

Place madeKalimantan, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumWood, metal, brass, bone, rattan, glass beads, cloth, hornbill beak, bells

DimensionsOverall: 31 x 5 x 4 1/2 in. (78.74 x 12.7 x 11.43 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2008.74.372

DescriptionCarved bone horse on seahorse head with braided hilt inserted into a wood scabbard with dark brown carving attached, and wrapped with sections of rattan strips. Attached to the handle of the sword is a two-level braided ornament with curved handle, which is covered with cloth and multicolored brads in various patterns. The top level has many strands of beads in patterns and small bells on the end dangling down from the sides of a whale-shaped figure. From the inside of this figure the second level hangs down on two round beaded cloth sections with longer strands of beads on the lower part and a larger brass bell in each end.