Language: Long Way Dayak
Source: 1887 source
Description
Tap-set-sien is the Long Way Dayak word for a type of decoration in the form of blazing stars.1
Anyone can use the center circle, including the radiant lines, they could only be used by royalty.

A drawing of the Sultan's mandau with tap-set-sien inlays.
Illustration from Tromp, 1887. (See notes.)
Illustration from Tromp, 1887. (See notes.)
E.) Mata djoh
F.) Mata kalong
G.) Tap-set-sien
Notes
1. S.W. Tromp; Mededeelingen omtrent mandau's. Den Haag, 1887. Published in Internationales Archiv für Ethnographie, International Gesellschaft für Ethnographie; Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden, 1888. Volume 1, pages 22-26.