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Flavio · 23rd January 2007, 04:56 PM

Mine is a statuette from the tribe of congo. My ex-girlfriend told me that in his expression she sometimes saw my expression

HUSAR · 23rd January 2007, 05:47 PM

Mine is a shoulder-part of winged horseman armor

Freddy · 23rd January 2007, 06:33 PM

Mine is an old Wayang golek puppet with a moustache. I especially like it because it also wears a keris in its belt.

Mark · 23rd January 2007, 07:29 PM

A Burmese "bilu" (ogre), from a dha scabbard. The decoration on the sword itself shows the story of Princess Bedayi, or Bedi, in which an ogress named Sandamukhi figures, but there doesn't seem to be an ogre in the story, so I'm not sure why he's on the scabbard. There is an ogress at the same position on the opposite side of the scabbard, at any rate.

Tim Simmons · 23rd January 2007, 09:50 PM

Mine is an image taken off a shell cameo from the Austral Islands. This back to back figure adorns many artifacts from the Islands which are among the most isolated and only really visited by whalers in the 19th century. I can find many other examples but nothing about what they actually are. Some others to look at.

VVV · 23rd January 2007, 09:54 PM

Mine is a handle of a klewang from Palembang, Sumatra (see van Z pict 263).
I think it resembles a cock's comb which I found appropriate because some of my friends sometimes find me cocky.

Michael

ShayanMirza · 23rd January 2007, 11:52 PM

Mine is the sword of my great great great great great grandfather.

Bill M · 24th January 2007, 12:14 AM

Supposed to be a Tibetan monk shoulder or leg ball joint, carved.

Not perfectly sure it is Tibetan, but it is human. The doctor who replaced my knee and my chiropracter both agree on this.

Andrew · 24th January 2007, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ShayanMirza

Mine is the sword of my great great great great great grandfather.

Time to start a thread about that one!

DaveA · 28th February 2013, 03:40 PM

No, this is not an "aerobe" flying toy.

My avatar is a 19th C. "Chakkar Sada" from India, a type of Chakrum also known as a Chakra, Chakar, and Quoit. This was the weapon of choice for Sikhs for hundreds of years. The ring is beveled to generate aerodynamic lift. It is radial patterned welded steel and very sharp on the outside edge. With a range of 40 to 50 meters, it is utter silent when thrown properly.

Just like the Aerobie, Frisbee, and similar toys, there are many ways to throw it — but unlike them, no way to safely catch it!

The Nihang, an armed Sikh order, were masters of this weapon and would hurl volleys of these (as with Shuriken) at the enemy in much the same role of artillery. It is also useful in melee, worn around the arm or wrist or held.

Chakrams are rarely found today. After the Sikh wars and after the mutiny of 1857, in the general disarmament that took place many old weapons were destroyed and sold as metal.

23rd January 2007, 09:50 PM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,922	Mine is an image taken off a shell cameo from the Austral Islands. This back to back figure adorns many artifacts from the Islands which are among the most isolated and only really visited by whalers in the 19th century. I can find many other examples but nothing about what they actually are. Some others to look at. Attached Images

28th February 2013, 03:40 PM	#10
DaveA Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 432	My avatar: Chakkar Sada No, this is not an "aerobe" flying toy. My avatar is a 19th C. "Chakkar Sada" from India, a type of Chakrum also known as a Chakra, Chakar, and Quoit. This was the weapon of choice for Sikhs for hundreds of years. The ring is beveled to generate aerodynamic lift. It is radial patterned welded steel and very sharp on the outside edge. With a range of 40 to 50 meters, it is utter silent when thrown properly. Just like the Aerobie, Frisbee, and similar toys, there are many ways to throw it — but unlike them, no way to safely catch it! The Nihang, an armed Sikh order, were masters of this weapon and would hurl volleys of these (as with Shuriken) at the enemy in much the same role of artillery. It is also useful in melee, worn around the arm or wrist or held. Chakrams are rarely found today. After the Sikh wars and after the mutiny of 1857, in the general disarmament that took place many old weapons were destroyed and sold as metal.

23rd January 2007, 04:56 PM	#1
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Mine is a statuette from the tribe of congo. My ex-girlfriend told me that in his expression she sometimes saw my expression

23rd January 2007, 05:47 PM	#2
HUSAR Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 80	Mine is a shoulder-part of winged horseman armor

23rd January 2007, 06:33 PM	#3
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Mine is an old Wayang golek puppet with a moustache. I especially like it because it also wears a keris in its belt.

23rd January 2007, 07:29 PM	#4
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	A Burmese "bilu" (ogre), from a dha scabbard. The decoration on the sword itself shows the story of Princess Bedayi, or Bedi, in which an ogress named Sandamukhi figures, but there doesn't seem to be an ogre in the story, so I'm not sure why he's on the scabbard. There is an ogress at the same position on the opposite side of the scabbard, at any rate.

23rd January 2007, 09:54 PM	#6
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Mine is a handle of a klewang from Palembang, Sumatra (see van Z pict 263). I think it resembles a cock's comb which I found appropriate because some of my friends sometimes find me cocky. Michael

23rd January 2007, 11:52 PM	#7
ShayanMirza Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlottesville Posts: 25	Mine is the sword of my great great great great great grandfather.

24th January 2007, 12:14 AM	#8
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Supposed to be a Tibetan monk shoulder or leg ball joint, carved. Not perfectly sure it is Tibetan, but it is human. The doctor who replaced my knee and my chiropracter both agree on this.