Lot 542
A BORNEO HEAD HUNTERS SWORD.
A highly decorative head hunters sword, the grip with three plumes of dark hair on a carved bone handle with woven raffia grip, the shaped blade with a single edge and decoratively pierced and scrolled back and traces of gilt decoration. The Scabbard mounted with panels of carved bone decoration with exotic faces amongst scroll work, divided by panels of woven rafia, the reverse mounted with a smaller knife with 'head' handle and small blade. The blade 50cm, Presented to to the vendor's husband in Sarawak.
