Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2008, 03:20 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2008, 03:02 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2008, 12:19 PM
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What excellent map and illustration of the...
What excellent map and illustration of the complexity we are dealing here ;)
Thank you for citing the 1676 citing of the axe, too! I can imagine now the possibility that the crescent-shaped...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2008, 11:53 AM
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Here are two interesting examples, both...
Here are two interesting examples, both originating from the Cordillera area:
1. The specimen is an axe with a stone axe head. Handle is hardwood. Heavy. More likely a club than a cutting blade or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2008, 11:27 AM
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A few points:
1. In fact, the axe was used...
A few points:
1. In fact, the axe was used to decapitate. So many evidence of that.
2. Not all Cordillerans traditionally use the axe for decapitation. Some use the bolo.
3. The Cordillera...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2008, 07:31 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2008, 07:09 AM
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Hi Tim,
The Balarao dagger is mentioned in...
Hi Tim,
The Balarao dagger is mentioned in Antontio de Morga's " Sucessos delas Islas Filipinas" and the translated version which includes Rizal's comments mentions its loss.
Nonoy
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2008, 07:03 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2008, 06:51 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2008, 09:51 AM
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Going back to tracing it origins ....
The...
Going back to tracing it origins ....
The crescent moon-shaped axe appears to me in the shape of the hornbill, whose red beak is used by the Ilongot to represent excitement (as in headhunting...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2008, 09:33 AM
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To use "Cordillera Axe" as a generic term makes...
To use "Cordillera Axe" as a generic term makes sense, without of course ignoring the more specific "Kalinga Axe" (which refers to those axes made by blacksmiths in Kalinga). The Ifugao, though, did...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2008, 10:52 AM
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Origin of the Kalinga Axe
Since Bill M. initiated the thread on the origins of the Kampilan, I wish to follow his lead and start this thread on the origins of the Kalinga (for lack of a better term) axe of Northern Luzon,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2008, 10:32 AM
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I read somewhere (still trying to locate the...
I read somewhere (still trying to locate the source reference) that most of such types of iron/steel/metal weapons (including those of Luzon and the Visayas) used before the arrival of Christianity...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2008, 10:25 AM
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I stand corrected. Maranaw indeed.
Just...
I stand corrected. Maranaw indeed.
Just shows how little I know about the subject :D
To add more confusion, here are a few more spears which also need identification. Sorry for the bad photos.
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Forum: Swap Forum
27th October 2008, 01:51 PM
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The Culture and Power of Sulu
I received the 36-page catalogue on the exhibit held in the Philippines recently. I was afraid that copies would run out so asked a friend in Manila to buy me a few copies asap (as I am in Kenya).
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th October 2008, 12:44 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th October 2008, 12:40 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd October 2008, 03:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd October 2008, 01:16 PM
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Very nice arrows, Bill.
The variety and...
Very nice arrows, Bill.
The variety and design of arrows seem endless. Those arrowheads are very interesting and hope to see more examples of them.
I recall a arrow (purchased while in Rwanda)...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd October 2008, 12:53 PM
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IMHO, the ban on ivory sales in eBay is good...
IMHO, the ban on ivory sales in eBay is good news! Being an underwater photographer, I have a heart too for marine animals that are in danger. I think eBay should also ban Giant Manta Ray skins and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd October 2008, 11:17 AM
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Hi David,
Thank you for your insights! I...
Hi David,
Thank you for your insights! I agree that the claim of the hole having an influence on the effectivity of the spear is probably not valid.
The spear was obtained from the original...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2008, 10:24 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2008, 09:02 AM
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Ifugao Lance head with hole
Recently, I came across this lance from the Ifugao people, Philippines. Its shape is typical of leaf-shaped lances from the area, except for the hole on the lance head. I was told by local...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th October 2008, 10:09 AM
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Aside from Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs and...
Aside from Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs and Steel" I recall another thougth-provoking work by Stephen Oppenheimer, "Eden in the East - The Drowned Continent of Southeast Asia."
I highly recommend...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th October 2008, 08:12 AM
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