Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2022, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 75
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th May 2022, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 75
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2022, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,591
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2022, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,314
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2022, 10:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2022, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,314
No, I have never seen anything like it.
It...
No, I have never seen anything like it.
It makes me think of celtic decorations. An interesting cross cultural link :confused:;)
If you compare the blade with the carved inside of the scabbard,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2022, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,314
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2022, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,314
Hello Detlef,
That is an unusual carving...
Hello Detlef,
That is an unusual carving indeed.
I have no idea.
The bottom part of the scabbard with the upward angle looks like what we see in the kutai region. Often this is combined with a...
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Forum: Swap Forum
10th April 2022, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
2nd April 2022, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,597
Ok, 1917 that is not extremely old but in line...
Ok, 1917 that is not extremely old but in line with the colonial history.
The provenance is also not very interesting, No Picasso or other artist that owned and/or painted the mask.
It looks like a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
2nd April 2022, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,597
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2022, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,032
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2022, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,032
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2022, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,878
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2022, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,878
Hello Efrahjalt,
That is definately an atjeh...
Hello Efrahjalt,
That is definately an atjeh spear head you have there.
The example that I posted has a sort of rottan as a shaft.
But that is not very common.
Most atjeh lances I have seen...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2022, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,878
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2022, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,878
Another atjeh aceh lance spear
Last week I was lucky enough to buy an rare atjeh lance.
I was wondering where I had seen this type before. Well on the forum ofcourse :-)
I bought it from the son of the person who brought it to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2021, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,774
Hello Godfried,
This pisau raut looks...
Hello Godfried,
This pisau raut looks familiar. Is it in your collection ?
I have seen the red rings before, but at the time did not think about the material.
Best regards,
Willem
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd December 2021, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 12
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What an impressive piece. I wish I had such...
What an impressive piece. I wish I had such acquaintances :)
I would not do a "deep"cleaning. I sort of like the patina on the helmet bowl.
The helmet plate looks like it has some (white)...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd December 2021, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th November 2021, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,655
Hello Godfried,
Another stunning mandau....
Hello Godfried,
Another stunning mandau. Thanks for sharing.
The figure on the scabbard is different from what I have seen before.
Although the variation in carvings seems endless.
I think...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th November 2021, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,000
Interesting sword.
I would leave the metal...
Interesting sword.
I would leave the metal as it is. Crystalline wax sounds good.
The hilt. It would be nice if someone could reshape it into a thinner spiral hilt without removing it. A smart...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2021, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,290
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2021, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,542
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th November 2021, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,542
Hello Godfried,
I don't care too much about...
Hello Godfried,
I don't care too much about the name game. But Kai makes a very sound conclusion based on the terminology that we follow in the western world.
But what a nice piece considering...
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