Sea Whip Coral on Wood Base - Taxidermy full body mount - Ellisella Grandis - 70 mm - 39 mm - 64 mm
No. 24346567
Indonesia (Kalimantan) - Dayak tribe - Ceremonial Headhunter spears - Mandau - Spear
No. 24346567
Indonesia (Kalimantan) - Dayak tribe - Ceremonial Headhunter spears - Mandau - Spear
Two antique Mandau Dayak tribal Headhunter spears from Borneo Indonesia.
The shafts and spearhead sheaths of these Dayak spears are made of wood and are both decorated with waxed and braided rattan, which afterwards was richly decorated with many decorations such as: Goath hair, beads, rattan wickerwork, teeth from monkeys and wild boars.
The whole is also richly decorated with painted signs, such as beringjan, circles, leeches, dashes and zigzag lines.
Both spearpoint blades are made from Damascus steel. (See Photo's)
The longest spear has 72 teeth and the smaller one has 42 teeth.
Spear sheath: (Long/Small)
• Right side: 13/4
• left side: 12/4
• upper ring: 7/5
• lower ring: 8/7
Total: 40/20
Spear shaft: (from top to bottom)
• 1e Ring: 11/6
• 2e ring: 11/6
• 3th ring: 10/5
• 4th ring: 0/5
Total: 32/22
Measurements: (Long/Small)
• Length spearhead: 24/18 CM
• Length shaft: 75.5/65.0 CM
• Length sheath: 29/22.5 CM
• Length in total: 104.5/87.5 CM
Weight: (Long/Small)
• Total: 600/360 GRAM
• Shaft and spearhead: 400/310 GRAM
• Weight spear sheath: 200/50 GRAM
For more details and information, see photo's.
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