Back Mandau (sanjata) BAN Mandau BJN Mandau (Waffe) German Mandau ID Mandau Italian Parang Mandau Malay
| Mandau | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Zwaard_met_gevest_van_been_schede_en_mesje_TMnr_391-120.jpg) A Mandau complete with a Langgei Puai (whittling blade), pre-1927. | |
| Type | Sword, Cutlass, Ceremonial blade |
| Place of origin | Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia) |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Dayak (Sea Dayak, Bidayuh, Kayan, Kenyah, Penan, Lun Bawang/Lundayeh) |
| Specifications | |
| Blade type | Single edge, one side convex and concave on the other side |
| Hilt type | Antler/deer horn, wood, animal or human hair |
| Scabbard/sheath | Wood, antler or bone fittings, animal or human hair |
Mandau[1] is the traditional weapon of the Dayak people of Borneo.[2][3] It is also known as Parang Ilang among the Bidayuh, Iban and Penan people, Malat by the Kayan people or Baieng by the Kenyah people or Bandau by Lun Bawang or Pelepet/Felepet by Lundayeh. Mandau is mostly ceremonial. However, a less elaborate version called Ambang is used as an everyday practical tool.
Associated with the Headhunting Ceremony, where people would gather to attack other tribes, and gather heads to be used in various festivities, Mandau is both a work of art in itself and a weapon.
- ^ Active Interest Media, Inc. (October 1984). "Black Belt". Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. Active Interest Media, Inc.: 41–. ISSN 0277-3066.
- ^ Lumholtz, Carl (1920). Through Central Borneo. C. Scribner's sons. ISBN 978-1-314-54676-7.
- ^ unknown (2003). "Arts of Asia – Volume 33, Issues 4-6". Arts of Asia. Arts of Asia Publications, University of Virginia. ISSN 0004-4083.