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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.
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.
So-op
Dayak word for their sword hilt.
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.
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.
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.
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.