Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th August 2020, 06:50 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th August 2020, 05:21 AM
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got it -
It's a Bamoun festival spear...
got it -
It's a Bamoun festival spear (local use, not tourist export) from Cameroon.
You can see a nearly identical example in this picture from the Nguon Festival. (big guy in white on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th August 2020, 07:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th August 2020, 07:45 PM
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Someone elsewhere suggested Cameroon, but I...
Someone elsewhere suggested Cameroon, but I haven't been able to verify that with any examples -for instance, there's nothing even remotely like it on africanarms.com
Your spear-thing is about...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th August 2020, 07:41 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th August 2020, 08:15 PM
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African whatsit spear for identification
Howdy, folks.
I'm a way old-time member (like, back when internet rocks were still soft), back home these days to add informational value when I can, and to get help identifying weird whatsits...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2005, 05:50 AM
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Talibon for identification
Howdy, folks.
A friend sent these pictures to me. He's seeking specific information as to date and location of origin.
http://www.therionarms.com/pictures/dw_talibon1.jpg
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2005, 04:02 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th June 2005, 03:37 AM
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Pretty nifty.
I forwarded this forum link...
Pretty nifty.
I forwarded this forum link onto a mailing list I'm on for pre-17th century cannons and gunnery, and learned that leather cannons were invented in the early 1600's in Zurich, and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2005, 01:44 AM
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A very nice dagger, Flavio.
I believe that...
A very nice dagger, Flavio.
I believe that the Holbein-ish t-grip shape of the grip indicates an origin from Cameroon rather than the Sudan. We had a discussion about this style of dagger on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2005, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 69
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Most famous are the Jivaro/Shuar of the...
Most famous are the Jivaro/Shuar of the Eucadorian and Peruvian Amazon:
Headhunting: History of the Shuar
http://www.head-hunter.com/index.html
I've take a quick look through the website....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th January 2005, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 69
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Tom Hyle: That's some kind of old (adhesive?)...
Tom Hyle: That's some kind of old (adhesive?) paper/tape down the edges of the sheath.
Actually, it looks like palm frond or a similar leaf material used for edging and repairs. Some of the frond...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th January 2005, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 145,688
My inclination is Central or South America for...
My inclination is Central or South America for several reasons. First the picture with the maddeningly unreadable inscription (can you get a better image, Hal?) -- I can make out HEADHUNTER ... KNIFE...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2005, 09:20 PM
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Bolo with wide blade and t-grip for identification
I've run across a couple of these bolo - preliminary identification is/was Mandaya, but now that there have been more Mandaya items recently discussed here I don't think that's correct. It's a rather...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th December 2004, 09:42 PM
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