Dayak mandau handle from Borneo - Iban Dayak - Indonesia






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An expertly carved Dayak mandau bone handle from Borneo, with a rammed rope wrap and a flying Aso motif, ideal for collectors of Indonesian ethnographic wood and bone works.
Description from the seller
This is from an old collection of a Mandau bone handle. Made by skilled carver from the kayan-kenyah tribe of Borneo. The handle is beautifully carved with flying Aso which resembles i larger shadow of it self with its protruding tongue and powerful eyes. The handle is also finely carved with tendril motif and nicely wrapped with rope.
Seller's Story
This is from an old collection of a Mandau bone handle. Made by skilled carver from the kayan-kenyah tribe of Borneo. The handle is beautifully carved with flying Aso which resembles i larger shadow of it self with its protruding tongue and powerful eyes. The handle is also finely carved with tendril motif and nicely wrapped with rope.
