Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2005, 08:38 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2005, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,511
That is simply beautiful beyond words.
Yours is...
That is simply beautiful beyond words.
Yours is the only collection that I know of where one has to stop and remind yourself that these are weapons, so easy is it to get lost in all of the intricate...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2005, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 25,253
You just HAD to include a thread to follow, eh...
You just HAD to include a thread to follow, eh Ariel?
Until I read that thread I didn't know that I needed a kattara too!!!**grin**
All kidding aside, it DOES explain a lot and I thank you very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2005, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 25,253
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2005, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 17,014
Sorry to ask a dumb question, but is your Dayak...
Sorry to ask a dumb question, but is your Dayak shield one or two pieces of wood?
I understood that, like many of the Philippine shields, they were carved out of one piece with the handle integral...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2005, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 17,014
Beautiful Philippine Shield
I thought I'd post this for those that missed it, although I seem to be in the minority with my love of tribal shields....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2005, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 2
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Nice find and I can see why it might give her...
Nice find and I can see why it might give her chills, as that blade looks to me as if it could almost be described as an "executioner's panabas", with the heavier blade almost intentionally designed...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2005, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 25,253
Oman Jambiya For Comments
I've finally obtained what I think is a genuine, Omani style Jambiya for my collection, and thought I'd ask some opinions on it to see if I'm anywhere near on target.
I think that this is basically...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2005, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 60,523
Kamil, you're 100% correct about that being a...
Kamil, you're 100% correct about that being a tebu dagger affixed to the outside of the takouba scabbard worn by the Taureg in the photograph on plate 3 in Spring's....I posted a close up of that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2005, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,313
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2005, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 26,038
Feeling inadequate..."Wow!!!"
Simply beautiful,...
Feeling inadequate..."Wow!!!"
Simply beautiful, and thank you so very much for the information.
One question....I can't make it out very well in the photographs....are the Mondo spears bare butted...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2005, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,915
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2005, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,054
Perhaps a dumb question, but of all of the...
Perhaps a dumb question, but of all of the Philippine weapons the ones that I've had the best chance to examine were latter pieces from the Lanao del sur region (30+) with many of them having...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2005, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,103
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2005, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,640
LMAO!
I originally posted this (the smaller...
LMAO!
I originally posted this (the smaller one) several years ago, with the response that it was a Japanese gardening tool and someone actually found the name.
When I saw the larger one, the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2005, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 18,783
Is there any possibility that there are two...
Is there any possibility that there are two different types (as in men's vs women's, not the jimpul and the traditionally shaped mandau) of these among some of the Dayaks?
I've seen several photos...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2005, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 28,757
I'm struck by the red necklace-type bead in the...
I'm struck by the red necklace-type bead in the center of the hilt, which seems very uncharacteristic for a sword of this type, more inclined to be found in a Moroccan or N African sword than in an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2005, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,201
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2005, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 13,316
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2005, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,394
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2005, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,235
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2005, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,270
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2005, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,777
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2005, 02:09 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,201
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2005, 01:57 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 17,217
My favorite response was: "So...I guess that...
My favorite response was: "So...I guess that means that it's not Moro."
Priceless!!!!
On the serious side, I keep watching as they have to keep going back and revising tool abilities and such, not...
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