Lot 1130

Borneo, East Kalimantan, fine old sword, mandau, the blade encrusted with silver dots, to the base mata kalong and along the back a meander, finely forged upper third of the blade’s back with cut-out ornaments, deer horn hilt showing aso and leeches, scabbard held together by three rattan strips knots, bone ornament, piso raut and several amulets a.o. conus shell and a hornbill casque