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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th February 2023, 05:13 PM
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Posted By kai
Post Hello Tim, Similarity depends on your point...

Hello Tim,

Similarity depends on your point of view. Yes, it is a typical Iban blade.

In the pic, that's a niabor/nyabor (or arguably a langgai tinggang intermediate if a resin "ferrule" is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th February 2023, 05:04 PM
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Posted By kai
Thanks, Joe, now I get what you're comparing it...

Thanks, Joe, now I get what you're comparing it to!


Actually, these sometimes appear as single rather than as a paired feature, indeed.



Since pangolins are also eaten, we can probably...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2023, 05:09 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,747
Posted By kai
Red face Thanks for the explanations, Joe! Seems I'm...

Thanks for the explanations, Joe!

Seems I'm thick today: I'm still not getting the skull & Moro/Dayak connection?

Regards,
Kai
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2023, 04:22 PM
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Posted By kai
Post Hello Jim, You're welcome! I'm one of the...

Hello Jim,

You're welcome! I'm one of the smaller fishes in the huge Borneo lake... ;)

One has to realise that the early indigenous groups on Borneo are just lumped under the Dayak catch-all...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2023, 02:26 PM
Replies: 26
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Posted By kai
Question Joe, I'm afraid that I don't see what you're...

Joe, I'm afraid that I don't see what you're getting at with the last pic.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2023, 01:31 AM
Replies: 26
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Posted By kai
No worries, Joe - keep going! Pangolins rate...

No worries, Joe - keep going!

Pangolins rate high in local lore, indeed.

Not easy to ascertain whether any putative associations vibe with traditional understanding as found in the originating...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2023, 09:22 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,747
Posted By kai
Forgot to mention, Jim: IMHO an authentic, old...

Forgot to mention, Jim: IMHO an authentic, old piece made for use in the culture. Only the light rattan braiding seems to be a later fix for a now missing resin "ferrule" as usually seen in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2023, 09:17 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,747
Posted By kai
Post Thanks, Jim! I'd lean towards identifying it...

Thanks, Jim!

I'd lean towards identifying it as a tilan(g) kamarau from the Iban. These often have more slender blades but also other blade shapes are known. The engraving does seem to be Iban;...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2023, 08:53 PM
Replies: 26
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Posted By kai
Exclamation Yes, definitely. Just to warn the...

Yes, definitely.

Just to warn the international audience: The book is written in Dutch; an automatic English translation is available on request though.

Regards,
Kai
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2023, 08:50 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,747
Posted By kai
Smile Hello Joe, Yes, ants are really fascinating...

Hello Joe,

Yes, ants are really fascinating critters as long as they are not biting and/or stinging us. Some feel downright nasty if one is on the receiving end of their weapons...

The clamp...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2023, 08:37 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,747
Posted By kai
Post Hello Jim, Thanks for showing a nice Borneo...

Hello Jim,

Thanks for showing a nice Borneo piece! There could be more of these shown here, indeed... ;)

Please also the other side of the blade and more close-ups including all parts of the...
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