Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2016, 09:38 PM
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When I first read about Tut's dagger, I was...
When I first read about Tut's dagger, I was reminded of an old academic paper that I purchased at the Smithsonian Institute maybe 20 years ago: "Two Early Chinese Bronze Weapons with Meteoric Iron...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2016, 03:34 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2016, 07:28 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th March 2016, 03:10 PM
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Curious. The depiction is actually of a dragon...
Curious. The depiction is actually of a dragon biting on a shou symbol...his two claws are resting on a couple of highly-stylized clouds. However, you have a valid point: the overall profile of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2016, 08:31 PM
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And here are some photos from the "Nam Giao...
And here are some photos from the "Nam Giao sacrifice." I altered the first photo to bring out the details of the decoration...even though the shape of the shield is different (pentagonal, rather...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2016, 08:24 PM
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14th July 2014, 05:37 PM
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14th July 2014, 05:36 PM
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14th July 2014, 05:32 PM
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14th July 2014, 05:31 PM
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14th July 2014, 05:29 PM
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14th July 2014, 05:27 PM
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Books for Sale: Elgood, Allan, Norman
I'm parting with some of my treasured library, and I thought the forumites might be interested. All books are in very good, gently-used condition, complete with dust jackets. Buyer pays shipping...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2009, 01:35 PM
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6th May 2009, 04:17 AM
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5th May 2009, 05:52 PM
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Books for Sale
I'm rethinking my library and selling books that are no longer germaine to my collecting interests. Prices are in US dollars and do not include shipping, which I will calculate based upon your...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2008, 05:21 AM
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Thanks for chiming in, Phil. Here's a...
Thanks for chiming in, Phil. Here's a thought...I wonder if the flat-lath construction you describe (and which I believe is depicted in the postcard) is more typical of Tonkin (North Vietnam) and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st February 2008, 04:40 AM
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Mark:
Thank you for discounting Burma and...
Mark:
Thank you for discounting Burma and Thailand. If it isn't too much trouble, could you post a photo of a helmet from one or both countries? I don't think I've seen warhats from this area, and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th January 2008, 12:47 AM
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Thank you everyone for your responses.
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Thank you everyone for your responses.
Fearn:
The hat/helmet is very sturdy. At it's base, it is nearly .75 inches thick. I suspect the main spiral of rattan is actually a double layer, but it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2008, 04:43 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2008, 04:42 AM
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Rattan helmet, maybe Vietnamese
I'm attaching pics of a rattan helmet I picked up a few months ago that I suspect is Vietnamese, but I wanted to get some other opinions. I have a few reasons for suspecting its Vietnamese origin,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th January 2008, 02:40 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th July 2007, 01:38 PM
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You also see variations of the "spiked end" in...
You also see variations of the "spiked end" in China and SE Asia on various polearms.
I had assumed this was simply to protect the shaft itself. If you're a guard, and you spend a good part of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th July 2007, 05:49 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th June 2007, 01:32 PM
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Josh--
It may be overthinking the...
Josh--
It may be overthinking the pattern-welding process to assign definite terms to every variation in patterning. When you say "pool and eye", I believe you are referring to a patterning that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th June 2007, 01:03 PM
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Beautiful blade.
Sadly, there are no books...
Beautiful blade.
Sadly, there are no books exclusively on the subject of Chinese swords (at least, not in the English language). There is an article on China in the book SWORDS AND HILT WEAPONS,...
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