MALAY ART GALLERY'S....House of Keris
Mandau Borneo RicikanTembaga.
Mandau Borneo Ricikan Tembaga – A very good and rare example of sword from the island of Borneo called the Mandau. Handle is made of deer horn with very finely weaved rattan bindings. Carved wooden sheath has deer horn panel carvings at places, and is binded with finely weaved rattan panels. A side tool called the rauk has the typical figurine hilt made of dark ebony wood. The small arcing single edge blade is usually used as a shredding tool.
Very sturdy single sharp edge blade has the typical Mandau features with a concave and convex surface and brass embeddings. The top of the blade has some fretworks or ricikans.
Pamor patterns are using not contrasting metals, but forging technique are arranged in the mlumah technique of the wos utah ore scattered rice variations.
Condition: Very good condition.
Age: Krises and other edge weapons from the region are traditionally made without any date stampings or engravings of the makers' name. Although a kris smith or "empu" has his own styles configured together with the dapor and especially the ganjar (cross piece). Obvious age wear and tear, usage, familiarity with forms, motifs and designs, origin and history, mediums and materials used are our guidelines in determining an approximate age. This particular piece, from our experience and knowledge, should go back to the middle 19th century.
Length of blade: 18.9". Overall length: 26".
Our terms:
Buyer will pre-pay, plus shipping and insurance (optional), which will be calculated upon receipt of address.
We accept American Express credit card mail orders and International checks in Singapore dollars, or bank or wire transfers. Please allow a few days for clearance. Items are dispatched only after payments are cleared.
We also accept Paypal, Western Union and other forms of payment maybe accepted, but has to be clarified first.
Shipment by air courier. Shipments by reliably known Federal Express. Depending on destination, please allow a maximum of 5 working days for safe delivery time. Other cheaper forms of delivery are available through Speedpost, an arm of the postal service here. Do not hesitate to e-mail for details.
To the U.S.A, present rates are at US$33.00 per kilogram by FedEx (3 days) and Speedpost are at US$24.00 per kilogram (10 days). Other destinations please do inquire.
Our Pledge:
We are confident that you will be satisfied with this item and we guarantee it to be materially as presented. However, if the item does meet your expectations, it may be returned within 7 days of receipt for a complete refund of the purchased price, less the shipping cost, provided the item is returned in its original condition.
We assure buyers of good reliable packing without compensating weight. We are also flexible enough to absorb on some of the extra grams incurred while maintaining good packing.
We advise interested buyers to please feel free without any obligations, to ask for more information or pictures of the item. We are also open to any comments on our item's descriptions.
E-mail: keris4u@yahoo.com.sg or a_aljunied@hotmail.com
Mailing address: No. 31, Bussorah Street, Singapore 199449.
Tel/Fax: +65-62948051.
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