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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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![]() just new in my collection 4 sets: bone, brass and steel, nickel plated white bone: length 20,3 cm, forks 19 cm green bone: length 21,3 cm, forks 20,8 cm |
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![]() as I was looking for a rare book, I noticed that the Met museum has a lot of legal free downloads . Not only the specific book I was looking for, but also on other arms and armour. Hence I want to... |
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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![]() many, especially rugby lovers, know the famous Haka of the Kiwi's ... but this one I dare say is more interesting as it shows the dancers in full regalia... |
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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![]() talking Celts.... here some lasses who commemorate the heavy price their Alba ancestors paid at Culloden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c8ajzk5bAg |
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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![]() and after all those dances from far away, now 2 from my cousins in Belgium: ancient ones and originating from the Middle Ages with Celtic influences... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Battara is correct: it definitely is Balkan and a copper version of the Bosnian Bichaq. This narrows the origin down to Serbian Also based upon similar copper cold weapons like the little women's... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Although there are many collectors of Indonesian cold weapons with a lot of knowledge on the item itself here, I hardly read about their origin, i.e. noble art in which they were used. Not taking... |
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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![]() beautiful the kampilan dance; such elegance ! the left hand movements / technique at 1:53 reminds me of my old pentjak silat days, many years ago... here a silat sword dance :... |
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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![]() native American war dance : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-stkMRVkCIU another one in which the weapon ( axe) has similarities with the pre columbian axe from the Maya and Aztecs.... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() and secondly from Southern Dalmatia ( Konavje and Dubrovnik) where these earrings are still made and given to the girls ( as I did for my daughter years ago when she became 16...) |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() and some pics that the art is still alive and being made to the present day, first some jewelry from Sarajevo |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() here some pics of antique filigree from Bosnia; a bichaq and a belt |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Respect and a deep bow to you for your filigree work, especially as it was autodidact /self-taught Filigree, an art found mostly by seafaring nations; the Dutch coast (Sealand), Portugal and... |
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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![]() It is the principle to use religion and culture to justify something immoral I wanted to address. And yes, I might have put it a little harsh but guess a wake up call was needed here : the sound of... |
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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![]() sickening to show this pics and justify these items as for " religious foundations": these can also be applied to the inquisition, burning of witches, abuse of women and children ....very bright... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() indeed there has been some inspiration in the late 60ies and 70ies by and from travellers to Africa, Arabia and Asia and their stories and cultures to the likes of Moorcock and Hawkwind / Hawklords... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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![]() a few Bali pics; 2 wooden statues from 1940- early 1950 and one stone statue from a temple |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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![]() why not go to the source directly ? Pura Agung Jagatnatha; museum and temple in Denpasar phone : +62 361 431229 web: https://www.denpasarkota.go.id/ |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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![]() Nothing special actually, just a tradition which is centuries old in Bali. Bali is known by its inhabitants as Island of the Gods. Their sacred connection is also made by (offering) flowers like... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() What ‘bout Michael Moorcock’s “Eternal Champion” cyclus with his Stormbringer and Black sword ...Elric of Melniboné, Hawkmoon, von Bek |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() nice one Geoff ! just received my smallest bichaq ever :) which made up 10 times my auction experience and "lost" lot total length 18 cm blade 10 cm ferrule 1 cm and steel; unlike all others... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() and now something else... a very nice overview containing some Ottoman cold weapons: http://www.banatheritage.com/english/images/Publications/ColdArms.pdf |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() here 3 vintage Surmene daggers (15- 24 -33 cm) and a new one ( black coloured) as they are still being made today known in Turkish as surmene bicagi as for not sharp: from a damage perspective a... |
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