Ethnographic Miscellania [Archive] - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

Tibetan fire steel. (2 replies)
DHL to suspend some US shipments.... (1 replies)
India's sword-wielding grandmother still going strong at 82 (0 replies)
what kind of knife is this...? (6 replies)
Libation Drinking Cup (6 replies)
Sumatran Kettle Dutch Colonial Era c1900 (9 replies)
Beheading Axe ... maybe (3 replies)
is shipping of ivory materials such as raw ivory tusks completely banned now? (1 replies)
SPANDAU BALLET (53 replies)
Kala (1 replies)
Thoughts? (4 replies)
Captain Kidds Treasure 'silver' (?) ingot (30 replies)
Halmahera tridacna arm bangles and a signal trumpet (4 replies)
Xmas and 2025... (5 replies)
Indonesian tobacco knife (2 replies)
Xmas present for a collector’s spousse…. (2 replies)
Indian steel walking stick or mace ? (8 replies)
Wangpars for sharing (9 replies)
Interesting item, Papua New Guinea? (10 replies)
Barung, Bola, Bolo (1 replies)
Fish made of brass (6 replies)
Watterbury Button Co (2 replies)
unknown, Something ! (12 replies)
African mask identification site (5 replies)
Old chest with carved torch. coat of arms or army regiment emblem ? (2 replies)
Small Strong box Germany 1620 (5 replies)
Please Help ID Carved Horn Deities (5 replies)
Abaca harvest and processing (1 replies)
very interesting restoration (5 replies)
Trapezoidal Powder Flask (1 replies)
Offering box around 1600 Germany (0 replies)
Maranao betel box for sharing & comment (5 replies)
Worlds largest Marshmallow Toasting Fork? (0 replies)
Arrr, Matey, Here Be Treasure (0 replies)
Hatchet (5 replies)
A Trade Axe? (6 replies)
Micro Moro Armor (0 replies)
Military storage box identification. (3 replies)
What is this? (14 replies)
Interesting Currency Belts (0 replies)
An old Windsor chair with provenance (8 replies)
Gun case for transport. (2 replies)
Old Manuscript (6 replies)
Medieval style dagger repro but how old ?? (23 replies)
From where..? (1 replies)
commercials and arms / army (6 replies)
War Hammer? (12 replies)
happy Eid al Fitr / Bayram mubarek olsun (0 replies)
Phurba for comments (12 replies)
Brass vase? (7 replies)
Whatzit? (4 replies)
Kendi Minangkabau for sharing (1 replies)
Is this a Naga hat / helmet? (2 replies)
Toba Batak Naga Morsaran (4 replies)
Hammer? (8 replies)
Bronze / Copper boat with persons and animal (1 replies)
Chinese old temple guardian with sword (6 replies)
Looking for information on this item, Philippines (3 replies)
Decorative Knobkerrie/Dignitary staff 100% wrapped in Telephone wire. Post 1970 (2 replies)
Victorian Campaign Medals (6 replies)
New Item in Knobkerrie Collection Ndebele Tribe (12 replies)
Sword canes (9 replies)
How To Totally Destroy (5 replies)
Unknown Spoon (3 replies)
Help with Identification-Naval Axe? (11 replies)
Old Powder Flask. Ottoman? (2 replies)
Steel Spike, Initialed SHF (8 replies)
Captain Cook's ship possibly found! (6 replies)
A Small Piece of History (4 replies)
Execution sword ??? (12 replies)
Share your agricultural billhook (33 replies)
Deceptive Glass (4 replies)
Tuareg Ring (1 replies)
Thai Siam Ivory paper knife Buddhist (15 replies)
Naval Leather Boarding Hat? (6 replies)
The Spekulatius Cookie Hussar (26 replies)
Powder flask (2 replies)
Castles in the middle of France. (1 replies)
Clearly tools, but for what purpose? (12 replies)
British water bottle (canteen) mid 19th c. (6 replies)
Step aside Barry Clifford, Mel Fisher (1 replies)
Too crude to be a Machete ? (21 replies)
CASTLES OF NORTHUMBERLAND.. (3 replies)
My first swiss landsgemeinde sword (7 replies)
Is anyone here into precolumbian culture and art? (1 replies)
website or link to equipment display (1 replies)
Need help in identifying this wooden club (5 replies)
Betel pestles and their handles (9 replies)
IVORY ? (5 replies)
Unknown heads (4 replies)
Bag/Belt Axe or Old Roofing Tool? (17 replies)
Pestle ? (17 replies)
Medal ice trapped (8 replies)
New Treasure Found Off Wellfleet? (10 replies)
By any chance ... (0 replies)
Replica Axe (3 replies)
Gaucho fighting (0 replies)
Looking for info on this African turtle pendant (1 replies)
Lega Ivory Figure (15 replies)
Anyone knows what this is ... please ? (11 replies)
Ceremonial Hatchet? (5 replies)
interesting discussion : Is an ethical ivory trade possible? (1 replies)
Sword or Dagger Hanger?? (6 replies)
Packing and shipping becoming more difficult (6 replies)
Accident with swordand sons friend and ensuing wife fall out (15 replies)
Afghan(?) horsemans crop (2 replies)
Silver hallmarks to ID (0 replies)
Old whip with nice handle, origin ? (5 replies)
Dog armour (2 replies)
Question and Advice, Opinions, Ideas (16 replies)
Out of Africa ? (3 replies)
Buddha (13 replies)
ID polished and smoked figure carving. (7 replies)
Still a Mystery ... (17 replies)
Brass Ewer for ID (3 replies)
Help with Floral Motifs (4 replies)
19c Athame Kris Flamberge German Damascus Hammesfahr Melusine Hermes Mercurius (16 replies)
Origin, translation and what this item is used for? (8 replies)
Unknown item - snaffle bit? (18 replies)
Batak Tunggal panaluan, Indonesian Magic or Shaman Staffs (4 replies)
A silly question (8 replies)
Newest Treasure Acquisition, The Most Magic Knife, Esoteric Secrets, Gematria,+,+,+ (27 replies)
Bronze lion around 1500? (1 replies)
LEATHER WORKING LUNETTE KNIFE (36 replies)
bronzes (4 replies)
Use of Actual Vintage Arms as Props in Early Films (49 replies)
M1914 PATTON cavalry sword (7 replies)
Recently acquired Arab talismans or charms. (1 replies)
CHINESE RICE CONTAINER?? (16 replies)
Indonesian Cabinet? (4 replies)
ID of BEADWORK (2 replies)
Zulu Commanders stick of office (18 replies)
Large meat cleaver, India? (0 replies)
Victorian reproduction sword "practice problem" (2 replies)
What a creature do I have here? (21 replies)
May I get translation assistance please, thanks (2 replies)
Tiffin Box perhaps (2 replies)
A cutter ... to cut what ? (5 replies)
I’ve got a few trousses I’d like to learn more about (0 replies)
Powder Flask ? (2 replies)
unusual brass 'flask' (6 replies)
Unknown box (7 replies)
German Knife, antique? cSc? (5 replies)
Forged cool stuff (7 replies)
Shot or powder measure of some sort, any ideas (2 replies)
Unexpected Running Wolf Sighting (3 replies)
Unknown bowl (0 replies)
Mongolian Stirrups? (5 replies)
Phurba-like possibly Africa Thing-a-jawhatsit (5 replies)
Cossack russian , caucasian belt (5 replies)
Caucasus belt buckles and more... (7 replies)
Someone know this small coins? ;) (3 replies)
Is this an opium cutter ? (6 replies)
Indian alabaster statue. deity ? (8 replies)
Indian it is ... but what ? (18 replies)
Mask sells for 4.2 Million (17 replies)
Crazy Drumsticks (2 replies)
Timonium Arms Show (7 replies)
Mask of some sort (5 replies)
Re: Brunei Armed Forces Kris (4 replies)
Any idea where this comes from ? (8 replies)
Asian trousse eating set (2 replies)
Ancient example of "Turks Head" wire work (2 replies)
Qajar ? damascened eagle calligraphy (2 replies)
Shoot At The Devil (2 replies)
Some African spiky weapon or tool (4 replies)
Japanese bullet carrier (1 replies)
Bracelets from ? (1 replies)
Chair back or bell hanger? (1 replies)
British military practice sword (17 replies)
Frisian or Flemish wooden part of a carriage? (13 replies)
fragment bronze Buddha (0 replies)
Two personal stamps (7 replies)
The Ship (1 replies)
Cossack man - who is it? (12 replies)
What are they? (6 replies)
Antique clock. Greek to tanslate ...please (3 replies)
interesting Persian item (34 replies)
STAFF (4 replies)
PADDLE (2 replies)
What just happened????? (0 replies)
Discovered pirate coins might solve mystery...Arrgh! (14 replies)
Old Colonial Grease Horn or Powder Horn? (6 replies)
Dragoon helmet? (9 replies)
An old temple lantern-Japanese? Chinese? (4 replies)
fancy Samovar, origin ?? (7 replies)
ceremonial mace/spear or something ? (8 replies)
Pirate remains from the Whydah!! (4 replies)
Old Vajra (0 replies)
Mamluk Dallah , thuluth Caligraphy ?? help translate please (0 replies)
Chinese-Japanese ''monster'' statue ? (5 replies)
European Pouch (9 replies)
Balinese stone carvings for identification (4 replies)
Re: Primbon Jawa; penanggalan Jawa, dll. (0 replies)
3 Toes,4 Toes, 5 Toes (2 replies)
Ship Tureen Theory (0 replies)
Ethiopian Oromo headdress (7 replies)
Bosnian Blacksmith (5 replies)
WOODEN CARVING (6 replies)
boys and their toys...? (3 replies)
Two Unknown African Items? (2 replies)
A scepter ? (1 replies)
Coat of Arms of Coucy - messengers badge? (28 replies)
Old African scarification knives from Congo (8 replies)
Anyone to translate Japanese ? (4 replies)
Mexican Shoe Form Amulet (3 replies)
cold weapons and Orientalism (14 replies)
Mystery Nautical item??? (7 replies)
Mysterious object (29 replies)
bone or ivory ? (3 replies)
Oriental Picnic ? box set (2 replies)
Slave Traders Ebony Walking Stick (3 replies)
Dance & Weapons (37 replies)
filigree dagger (19 replies)
Unusual Money Polearm (10 replies)
Mexican or Colonial Spanish Stirrup (3 replies)
Unidentified cameroonese trinket (4 replies)
PICTURE IDENTIFICATION PLEASE (8 replies)
Where are those little knives from ? (8 replies)
Inuit Ulu Presentation Piece (Musk Ox Horn) (15 replies)
Persian Qalamdan - Translation Request (6 replies)
Are there any issues importing Wooden War Clubs from the U.K. (5 replies)
Dutch South African Politie Sjambok (0 replies)
Russian copper plate. Hero to ID (4 replies)
Mirror with western sahel type leatherwork (2 replies)
Silver/Silver Alloy (?) Belt ID (12 replies)
Weapons for animals (24 replies)
Can anyone tell me the origin of this item ? (4 replies)
Wood Sword-like Clubs for ID (4 replies)
Ilongot earrings for sharing (6 replies)
African drinking bowl (0 replies)
Claw shaped pendant (0 replies)
Statuette for ID (11 replies)
Marble relief of Guanyin (0 replies)
P.N.G. ? Masks (5 replies)
Buzkashi? (10 replies)
Ottoman? (7 replies)
Identification of Indian or African ivory object. (11 replies)
3 Mystery Containers;Help ! (6 replies)
Cool site for ikats (1 replies)
Looking for book on Indonesian dress/weapons (3 replies)
Missing Lewis Chessman Found (10 replies)
Ivory item for identification please (3 replies)
New Guinea axe (2 replies)
Metalwork from India? Help! (2 replies)
Origin of this woven belt (0 replies)
This is intended to hold something...but what? (3 replies)
BEADED BELT for comments (2 replies)
Unknown silver hallmarks (3 replies)
A cute little thing ... (5 replies)