photo : wb9.itrademarket.comThe mandau (or long knife) has been in use for a very long time, prior to its existence the Dayak people used stone tools. A thin stone was sharpened to a fine edge by rubbing it on another harder stone. After a sharp edge had been achieved the stone was placed into the middle of a piece of wood and tied with rattan. As time progressed the forest discovered iron mine in the mountains. One of the village chiefs had the idea to use the iron ore to make a sheet metal. Because of the dificulty to find iron ore in large quantities the king prdered his subjects to make a cave on the side of Mount Muler and to dig holes in the area of River Sunan because these were area ehere the most iron ore have been found previously. Caves where the water was seen to be a yellowish color were greatly sought after. The yellowish water would be collected and save in a 20 cm deep hole that is about the size of a socer ball. The resault udf continually pouring into the same for several decades wa nuggets of iron ore.
Bahan baku mandau adalah besi (sanaman) mantikei yang terdapat di hulu Sungai Matikei, Desa Tumbang Atei, Kecamatan Sanaman Matikei, Samba, Kotawaringin Timur.
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Mandau asli harganya dimulai dari Rp. 1 juta rupiah. Mandau asli yang berusia tua dan memiliki besi yang kuat bisa mencapai harga Rp. 20 juta rupiah per bilah.
Bahan baku pembuatan mandau biasa dapat juga menggunakan besi per mobil, bilah gergaji mesin, cakram kendaraan dan besi batang lain.
Mandau untuk cideramata biasanya bergagang kayu, harganya berkisar Rp. 50.000 hingga Rp. 300.000 tergantung dari besi yang digunakan.
Mandau asli mempunyai penyang. Penyang adalah kumpulan-kumpulan ilmu suku dayak yang didapat dari hasil bertapa atau petunjuk lelulur yang digunakan untuk berperang. Penyang akan membuat orang yang memegang mandau sakti, kuat dan kebal dalam menghadapi musuh.
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