Solomon, Hawaiian or????

[Lew]

Originally Posted by fearn

Remember, for most weapons their primary purpose is to be seen, not used to hurt people. This is simple logic: societies where people go around swinging sharp things all day usually don't last, out of simple exhaustion.

That's why most weapons are ornamented. It's for that 80% (or 99%) of the time that they're not being used, and they need to just sit there looking scary, cool, or both.

Why not put a face on it?

Best,

F

Fearn

Most weapons are made to kill and inflict injury. I understand that in some tribal cultures some weapons are oversized or carved with scarey faces to add a psychological effect when it is seen by the opposing warrior or the carvings could be a form of status symbol within the tribe but to say that there primary purpose is to be seen and not to be used just does not sound right to me unless these are ceremonial weapons?