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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th December 2022, 10:15 PM
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Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Thank you Ed. Also the written name could...

Thank you Ed. Also the written name could correspond to the Central American origin of the scabbard
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th December 2022, 07:45 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 36,574
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
machete

I am not sure if this is the right chapter to ask about the modern weapon - the machete. I bought it because it has a specific spirit (otherwise I don't collect machetes). The modifications, whether...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st November 2022, 11:53 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,468
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi, These clubs are commonly seen in ethno...

Hi,
These clubs are commonly seen in ethno shops in Addis Ababa. The seller claims they are from southern Ethiopia (which does not rule out that they are also from Somalia). I have had the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th November 2022, 11:15 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,231
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
The eye thing is interesting. Either something...

The eye thing is interesting. Either something unforeseen happened (like the producer's wife sent him on an urgent shopping and he forgot to finish it after then, or something even more serious....)....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th November 2022, 01:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,231
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi Yvain, Thanks for sending the photos. I...

Hi Yvain,
Thanks for sending the photos. I think it's not a very old specimen. This type of Cameroonian short sword is very decorative(in my point of view) and is a nice addition to a collection of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st October 2022, 09:45 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 37,033
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
One more thing about the ethanol maceration: I...

One more thing about the ethanol maceration: I wouldn't do that with a shotel sheath. This sheath probably consists of two layers. The rawhide scabbard is covered with a fine leather with an embossed...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st October 2022, 09:38 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 37,033
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi, The hole on the sheath of Gorade was dug by...

Hi, The hole on the sheath of Gorade was dug by mice. You can clearly see the tooth marks. It's common in Ethiopia.

The rawhide sheath can be shaped and stretched by maceration in pure ethanol....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th October 2022, 11:09 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 37,033
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
I would just add that the custom in Ethiopia is...

I would just add that the custom in Ethiopia is to eat national food with fingers and not with cutlery. This is done using a "pancake" called injara, a piece of which is torn off and the food is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th October 2022, 10:39 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 37,033
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
The handle is very likely made of very hard ebony...

The handle is very likely made of very hard ebony wood (the grooves on the underside, caused by processing, would correspond to this). I don't think the Ethiopians deliberately stained the handles....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2022, 06:15 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 12,686
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi TVV, This is a sword I bought 17 years ago on...

Hi TVV, This is a sword I bought 17 years ago on oriental-arms, where it was described as "most probably from the Arabian peninsula and one of the execution sword style". Then, I also read somewhere...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2022, 08:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,118
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
O bought very similar dagger years ago in...

O bought very similar dagger years ago in Tunisia. But they used to sell thing also from the surrounding countries.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2022, 09:35 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,029
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
These "Ethiopian inscriptions" used to be mostly...

These "Ethiopian inscriptions" used to be mostly in the liturgical language gi 'iz (not modern Amharic language), and the main inscription often used to be something like: "And Ethiopia raises its...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th March 2022, 10:46 PM
Replies: 541
Views: 1,974,727
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Habr Awwal warriors – one of the tribes of the Issaq clan, Somalis

Photo by Alexandre Marchand (from the book "African Train"),
around Dire Dawa (Ethiopia) 1911 – 1913
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2022, 09:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,656
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
The far right is from Ethiopia. The far left...

The far right is from Ethiopia.

The far left one should be tribes Mongo or Kutu or Saka from Congo (acc to Westerdijk: Ijzerwerk van central Afika)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th February 2022, 10:05 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,352
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Geoff, Thank you for sending an important (at...

Geoff, Thank you for sending an important (at least for me) photo! The British Museum knife allocation is also interesting (Ogaden is part of Ethiopia and Darod lives along the border (if my memory...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2022, 12:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,352
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
-- I meant the first two knives from the...

-- I meant the first two knives from the beginning of the thread
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2022, 12:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,352
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi, I'm afraid sometimes we have been...

Hi,

I'm afraid sometimes we have been creating imaginary categories in areas we have little information about....

From my point of view there are few credible resp. seriously verifiable...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th February 2022, 08:31 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 28,958
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi, As for the "inlaid metal decoration", it...

Hi,
As for the "inlaid metal decoration", it can also be found on the handles of Hausa daggers (Nigerian Sahel). I believe that Hausa daggers decorated in this way have appeared on the Internet...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2022, 08:18 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 73,964
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Enclosed is photo of scabbard from Mali with a...

Enclosed is photo of scabbard from Mali with a typical cord fastening
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2022, 03:11 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 73,964
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Also the fastening of the belt loops somehow...

Also the fastening of the belt loops somehow reminds Mali .....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2021, 04:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 14,218
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Dear Duccio, Thank you for posting the link...

Dear Duccio,

Thank you for posting the link to the interesting website www.memoire-africaine.com. However, I am afraid there is some missunderstanding here. The knife you describe as "bottom left"...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st November 2020, 06:29 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,537
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hello, I saw very similar (nearly identical)...

Hello,

I saw very similar (nearly identical) to the smaller one n the flea market in Ankara years ago. The blade was thick and very heavy. Also I saw similar on the market in Tbilisi (but with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th October 2020, 02:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 17,729
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Thank you Kubur

Thank you Kubur
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th October 2020, 09:57 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,443
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hello Ron, This is interesting Ethiopian...

Hello Ron,

This is interesting Ethiopian montage. The scabbards, this case, also comes from abroad (just like the blades ...). Unfortunately I am not able to identify...
Best,
Martin
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th October 2020, 09:46 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 17,729
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hello Kubur. Thank you for interesting...

Hello Kubur.
Thank you for interesting pictures. Please, could you post some pictures of a typical Ottoman shield ? And also how it was/is called (if not kalkan) ? Thank you.

Best regards,
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