Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th December 2004, 12:40 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2004, 10:14 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2004, 09:56 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2004, 09:08 PM
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This is a set from 17th century eastearn Tibet,...
This is a set from 17th century eastearn Tibet, Kham region made of only gilt bronze and pure rock crystal blades, belonging to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. They are between eight and nine...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2004, 08:53 PM
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The kartika chopper or ,,flying knife,, when...
The kartika chopper or ,,flying knife,, when they have the large elaborate handle with demonic faces are known as vajrakartika in northern India and dorje grigug in Tibet and Nepal.
Again, their...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2004, 10:51 AM
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PHURBA (pron.: fur-baa) also...
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PHURBA (pron.: fur-baa) also known as phurpa, kila, phurbha and so on is much like a metal stake with an elaborated grip.
The phurba is the male (yang / linga) counterpart of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2004, 09:42 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2004, 06:27 PM
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:mad: :eek: Ariel, with the risk of being...
:mad: :eek: Ariel, with the risk of being ,,avocatus diaboli,, that is exactly one of the best reasons why I am not so pro-restitution from Euro-American museums, I had serious conflicts in our own...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2004, 06:33 AM
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Outstanding !
I feel great pride after watching this particular enigma comming to a happy end... I would like to emphatise with all of you who joined the ,,Black Sea yataghan,, discussions over this two years and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2004, 07:06 PM
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Tim, your first one is a Swazi ,,iseseze,,...
Tim, your first one is a Swazi ,,iseseze,, probably from Nguni , western part of south tip of Africa ( Swaziland or South Africa) ... help a brother out and post a close up of the blade/shaft binding...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2004, 09:28 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2004, 09:24 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2004, 09:17 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2004, 06:17 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2004, 05:20 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2004, 05:19 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2004, 08:54 AM
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A mere shadow of my ancestors ...
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We`ve got Americans and Asians , time to bring :eek: some good old European fashion to the place ... Moi, en garde, waging war via...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2004, 12:50 AM
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Consensu Omnium
Definatelly a Yemeni Jambiya, the hilt is made in local ,,Sayfani,, style. The missing scabbard would`ve been metalic semi-tubular and deeply curved, pointing way upwards. Like Rick, before me, I do...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2004, 12:25 AM
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question
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2004, 12:18 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2004, 11:41 PM
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I am in ...
Formerly known as Smilodon Fatalis
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Its gonna take me a while to get used to this ...
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