An old Tibetan warrior

shayde78 · 16th December 2018, 05:25 PM

Check out post #28 here for more speculation about Nepalese/Tibetan/Assam connection.

I love meandering down some of these past threads and considering things that have never yet crossed my mind. All of it reinforces to me that the world is both more vast and more finite than I typically appreciate.

ariel · 17th December 2018, 12:06 AM

Hi Shayde,
I really like your attempt to introduce Assamese Dao onto the the Kora family.
Never thought about it but now... I agree with you: it looks like (at the very least) a cousin thrice removed.

ariel · 17th December 2018, 12:10 AM

Hi Shayde,
I really like your attempt to introduce Assamese Dao to the the Kora family.
Never thought about it but now... I agree with you: it looks like (at the very least) a cousin thrice removed.

Bob A · 17th December 2018, 06:07 AM

My limited information regarding Assamese weapons notes that the Naga dao was not indigenous in production; supposedly iron was not readily available, and blades were imported. Bower reported that quality swords were sought from Bhutan and Tibet.

16th December 2018, 05:25 PM	#1
shayde78 Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 445	Check out post #28 here for more speculation about Nepalese/Tibetan/Assam connection. I love meandering down some of these past threads and considering things that have never yet crossed my mind. All of it reinforces to me that the world is both more vast and more finite than I typically appreciate.

17th December 2018, 12:06 AM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Hi Shayde, I really like your attempt to introduce Assamese Dao onto the the Kora family. Never thought about it but now... I agree with you: it looks like (at the very least) a cousin thrice removed.

17th December 2018, 12:10 AM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Hi Shayde, I really like your attempt to introduce Assamese Dao to the the Kora family. Never thought about it but now... I agree with you: it looks like (at the very least) a cousin thrice removed.

17th December 2018, 06:07 AM	#4
Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 436	My limited information regarding Assamese weapons notes that the Naga dao was not indigenous in production; supposedly iron was not readily available, and blades were imported. Bower reported that quality swords were sought from Bhutan and Tibet.