jms1: Head Hunting Sword "Mandau".

Kayan Dayak. East Kalimantan, Borneo Island, Indonesia.
Wood, metal, antler, rattan, goat hair. Full length with sword in sheath, not including hair: 28" (71.1 cm).
Sword with carved sheath. The handle has a dragon (Aso) with hair coming out of the open mouth and another one at the top, also with hair in the mouth.
There is another dragon head coming out of the upper lip of the main dragon figure on the handle. There are several dragon heads carved in low relief down the
entire length of the sheath. The blade is decorated with brass inlays. The handle of the secondary knife also has a stylized dragon head and beautiful wood rings.

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