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A RARE DAYAK HEADHUNTER KLIAU SHIELD
A RARE DAYAK HEADHUNTER KLIAU SHIELD
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Of characteristic form, carved from a single large section of wood with raised central ridge and integral grip to the reverse, strengthened with bands of rattan, and elaborately embellished with numerous hair tassels. Both the obverse and reverse surfaces painted overall with organic pigments, depicting dragons and demons with complex interlaced tentacles. Late 19th- early 20th century. Wear and fading. Overall length 129cm/ 50.75". Condition III
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A RARE DAYAK HEADHUNTER KLIAU SHIELD

Estimate $5,500 - $7,500
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$2,750

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AUCTIONS IMPERIAL MAY 2024 ARMS AND ARMOR

May 25, 2024 12:00 PM EDT|
Cheyenne, WY, USA
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A SPANISH NAVAJA CLASP KNIFE: A well-made example, the decorated brass mounts set with panels of horn and bone studded with brass, relatively narrow for the type. The long, bellied blade with acute tip and false edge, with
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A MOROCCAN POWDERHORN AND BULLET BAGS: The horn body with fine brass mounts elaborately engraved overall with complex vinework, retains its rare very suspension cord with pair of pleated leather bullet bags intact. 19th century. Lacking
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A SPANISH NAVAJA CLASP KNIFE: The grips of studden horn, with brass mounts, the butt with rattlesnake tail style. The well-wrought steel blade with pronounced back edge struck with an illegible makers mark. Mid-19th century.
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A RARE EXCAVATED ILKHANID SABER: The robust steel guard of distinctive form, with tapering quillons and developed langets. The massive blade of flattened-triangular section with long, well-defined yelman back edge with central ridge
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A MINIATURE FRENCH WHEELLOCK BY EDUARDO RUIZ: A miniature French wheel lock made entirely by hand, the fanciful stock carved of hardwood with finely engraved barrel and inlaid bone borders and appliques throughout and distinctive wheellock
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A RARE FRENCH NAVAJA CLASPKNIFE: An above-average example, the grips of two types of horn, translucent blonde and dark brown, each set with an engraved silver escutcheon and white metal mounts, the butt trilobate. The well-wrought
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A RARE KHAZAR SABER SWORD: The long blade of characteristic form, robust and shallowly curved with pronounced central ridge and retaining its profiled steel collar. The iron guard of flattened triangular form with cylindrical
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A SPANISH DIRK DAGGER: The straight, double-edged thrusting blade tapering continuously to an acute tip, with pronounced central ridge and profiled forte and steel guard, with turned bone grip and brass pommel and ferrule.
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A RARE STEPPE NOMAD SABER SWORD: The robust, shallowly-curved blade with a pronounced central ridge and raised yelman back edge developing into an armor-piercing tip. The diminutive iron guard with lozenge-form ecusson wrought with
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A FINE SRI LANKAN PIHA KAETTA DAGGER: An excellent example of characteristic form, the intricately-carved ebony grip with applied profiled and engraved silver plaques in elaborate scrollwork motifs. The gilded forte inlaid with silver
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A DAYAK HEADHUNTER PARANG IHLANG OR MANDAU SWORD: The grip of ironwood, finely-carved with aso motifs and retaining its intricately-woven wrap and hair ornaments. The handforged blade with expanded tip chisel-edged and convex on the reverse. In its
May 25, 2024A DAYAK HEADHUNTER PARANG IHLANG OR MANDAU SWORD
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A SUIT OF JAPANESE SAMURAI ARMOR: Edo era, comprising a rare pressed hide kabuto helmet of suji bachi form brown lacquered, with large, circular maidate displaying a samurai family mon and five-plate shikoro in black lacquer edged in
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A FINE VICTRORIAN-ERA SCOTTISH CUIRASS ARMOR: Handwrought entirely of steel in Elizabethan peascod style, which emulated the design of fashionable doublets of the period. Superbly embossed and chased with thistles overall, with rolled and roped
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