Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2008, 11:19 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2008, 09:16 PM
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Exhibit of African Arms in Spain
http://www.portugalete.org/portal/RecursosWeb/DOCUMENTOS/1/0_1128_1.pdf
Too far for me...maybe someone in Spain or Portugal ?
Luc
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th March 2008, 11:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th March 2008, 11:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2008, 11:02 PM
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I think we have all see sometimes a knife or a...
I think we have all see sometimes a knife or a shield with colored lines or dots...
It' generally accepted that in Africa :
white = color of the dead (also to prevent or cure from death)
red =...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2008, 06:29 PM
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Hello Freddy,
The Mangbetu style has been...
Hello Freddy,
The Mangbetu style has been copied by a lot of neighbours : Zande, Boa, Barambo, Mumvu...
The Mangbetu old knives are most of the time very well forged, with nice handle.
The handle...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2008, 11:02 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2008, 10:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2008, 10:26 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2008, 11:10 PM
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maces and clubs
A good place for precolombian maces & clubs:
http://www.precolumbianweapons.com/mace.htm
Luc
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Forum: Swap Forum
3rd February 2008, 08:57 PM
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for sale THE AFRICAN THROWING KNIFE
I'm selling one copy of the famous book THE AFRICAN THROWING KNIFE from Peter Westerdijk.
500 copy published.
language : english
434 pages
2 pages with a problem of folding during the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2008, 12:05 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th January 2008, 11:51 PM
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this was something to get
http://cgi.befr.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150204488717&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=005
A nice Mangbetu sickled weapon with an ivory handle.
Expensive but not so easy to find,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th January 2008, 11:45 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th January 2008, 11:43 PM
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cleaned
Luc
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cleaned
Luc
http://lulef.free.fr/assets/images/db_images/db_couteau-de-jet-NGOMBE-03__Custom_1.jpg
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th January 2008, 09:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2008, 11:39 PM
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2 examples:
- diamonds marks, specific of the...
2 examples:
- diamonds marks, specific of the LAKA tribe on this throwing knife, but also simple lines engraved unexplained.
- 4 squared pieces (one missing) of metal on the handle of this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2007, 11:39 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2007, 11:49 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2007, 04:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2007, 10:51 PM
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Poto sword
A good illustration of a Poto sword.
Luc
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2007, 08:51 PM
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Pende sword
I have a Pende sword with a piece of textile between blade and handle.
Luc
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2007, 06:42 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th November 2007, 11:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th November 2007, 11:17 PM
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