Headhunter chief's mandau
A fine Dayak headhunter sword with an exceptionally carved hilt.Old mandau with laminated blade
The unusual blade is paired with a unique, probably also very early, hilt.South Kalimantan parang
Of typical South Borneo workmanship, but formed like a mandau from Kutai.Very old mandau with stars
With exceptional, well crafted and heavy blade.Good Kenyah mandau
A very nice Kenyah mandau with engraved blade and most of its hair intact.Fine long glat mandau
A testament to why the Long Glat were known as expert blade makers.Dayak bamboo container
Carved with typically Dayak aso "dog dragon" motifs.So-op
Dayak word for their sword hilt.Parang latok
A curious slashing weapon from northern Borneo.Rare beladau lebar dagger
A rare type of dagger from South Kalimantan, loosely based on Islamic daggers seen worn by traders.Rare Modang Mandau
With the characteristic carved face hilt and the rarer "sarong seltoep" scabbard.Piso raout
A small utility knife used on the island of Borneo. Often carried with the Dayak mandau.A giant piso raout
An oversized utility knife of the headhunters of Borneo.Tepus
A variety of Dayak blowgun dart.Damek
Dayak name for a blowgun dartDayak dart quiver with darts
Complete with a large number of darts, some with poisoned tips.Sumpitan
Malay name for the Dayak blowgun.Fine Dayak blowgun
Long piece, original length, with aso motif inlaid in blade.Parang beladeh / parang belabang
A curved saber from the southern part of the island of Borneo.Dayak (people)
Name for a wide range of native groups of Borneo.Duku apang
Iban (Sea Dayak) word for parang ilang, a.k.a. mandau, the Borneo headhunter's sword.Duku
Iban (Sea Dayak) word for sword.Dayak carved ceremonial paddle
A fine ceremonial paddle of the Ngaju Dayak of southern Borneo.A Murut parapat
The sword of the Murut headhunters of northern Borneo.Parapat
The sword of the Murut, headhunters of northern Borneo.Pakayun
Commonly used name for the sword of the Muruts, headhunters of northern Borneo.Negara
Village near Banjarmasin, Borneo. A notable center of arms production in the 19th century.Mata-djoh
Long Way Dayak word for a type of decoration consisting of S-shaped ornaments.Tap-set-sien
Long Way Dayak word for a type of decoration seen on mandau blades.Mata kalong
Long Way Dayak word for a type of decoration seen on mandau blades.Li-po-tong
Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.Lidjib
Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.Longna
Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.Monong
Long Way Dayak name for a type of mandau tip.Leng
Long Way Dayak word for a variety of mandau.Kemalau
Dayak word for latex made from the sap of the Palaquium gutta tree.Parang ilang
Widely used name for a hollow-ground Indonesian headhunter sword. (A.k.a. mandau).A fine Kayan mandau
With less common wooden hilt and elaborately inlaid blade in brass, copper and silver.A Kenyah mandau
The famous sidearm of the headhunters of Borneo.Mandau
Popular name for the common sword of Borneo.A Kenyah Dayak mandau sword
The sword and everyday tool of the headhunters of Borneo.Parang nabur
Widely used but incorrect name for the parang beladah, a type of saber from the southern part of Kalimantan.Parang nabur with báitóng hilt
These sabers from Kalimantan exhibit a mix of European, Islamic, and local styles.Telep
A Bornean term for a dart quiver.An Indonesian parang nabur
A saber that is peculiar to the southern part of the island of Borneo.Dayak blowgun dart quiver
Introduction
The Dayak people of Borneo used two to three meter long blowguns to hunt small