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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,956
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Hal Siegel
![]() got it - It's a Bamoun festival spear (local use, not tourist export) from Cameroon. You can see a nearly identical example in this picture from the Nguon Festival. (big guy in white on the... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Hal Siegel
![]() A good man. I met him in person years ago. Rest well, friend. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 4,956
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![]() Someone elsewhere suggested Cameroon, but I haven't been able to verify that with any examples -for instance, there's nothing even remotely like it on africanarms.com Your spear-thing is about the... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() It appears to be cast non-magnetic pot-metal, like possibly scrap aluminum (is that even possible?) or a solder-like material. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 9
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Hal Siegel
![]() Howdy, folks. I'm a way old-time member (like, back when internet rocks were still soft), back home these days to add informational value when I can, and to get help identifying weird whatsits from... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Hal Siegel
![]() Howdy, folks. A friend sent these pictures to me. He's seeking specific information as to date and location of... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 49
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Hal Siegel
![]() Howdy folks, and thanks, Mark - I'm glad you like the dagger even though it's giving you headaches! :) Here's a picture of the dagger in... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Hal Siegel
![]() Pretty nifty. I forwarded this forum link onto a mailing list I'm on for pre-17th century cannons and gunnery, and learned that leather cannons were invented in the early 1600's in Zurich, and were... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Hal Siegel
![]() A very nice dagger, Flavio. I believe that the Holbein-ish t-grip shape of the grip indicates an origin from Cameroon rather than the Sudan. We had a discussion about this style of dagger on the... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 69
Views: 45,202
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Hal Siegel
![]() Most famous are the Jivaro/Shuar of the Eucadorian and Peruvian Amazon: Headhunting: History of the Shuar http://www.head-hunter.com/index.html I've take a quick look through the website.... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 69
Views: 45,202
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Hal Siegel
![]() Tom Hyle: That's some kind of old (adhesive?) paper/tape down the edges of the sheath. Actually, it looks like palm frond or a similar leaf material used for edging and repairs. Some of the frond... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 69
Views: 45,202
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![]() My inclination is Central or South America for several reasons. First the picture with the maddeningly unreadable inscription (can you get a better image, Hal?) -- I can make out HEADHUNTER ... KNIFE... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 69
Views: 45,202
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Hal Siegel
![]() I've run across a couple of these bolo - preliminary identification is/was Mandaya, but now that there have been more Mandaya items recently discussed here I don't think that's correct. It's a rather... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 134
Views: 24,670
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Hal Siegel
![]() Here's two of the Texas contingent, with nimcha: http://www.therionarms.com/pictures/tom_and_hal3.jpg Tom Hyle (l), me (r). http://www.therionarms.com/pictures/czh_trip.gif Hal with halberds in... |
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