Rare bifurcated Khond axe

Very rare subtype of a Khond tribal axe with double points.

Hinālung

Ifugao word for a double-edged knife or shortsword with a socket hilt.

Batad Ifugao hinālung

Rare double-edged shortsword of the Ifugao of northern Luzon.

Large Atayal lalaw sword

A particularly nice example with 120 iron bands holding the blade.

Ainu sword hilt

Made of wood, with a silver ornamental fitting of remarkable workmanship.

Ainu sword in Japanese polish

Exceedingly rare Ainu sword. Comes in an old Japanese collection box.

Paiwan tjakit with provenance

It was collected by Laurens Langewis, an early 20th-century ethnographer and author.

Taiwanese aboriginal Rukai knife

A fine example with mother-or-pearl decorated hilt and scabbard.

Taiwanese Aboriginal Pingpu knife

Introduction

The Island of Taiwan was briefly under Dutch colonial rule in the 17th century, after which it