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Maurice
23rd January 2008, 10:16 PM
Hi,

Last year I bought this nice kabeala. When I type "kabeala" in the search-column of EEWRS, not many threats are shown. :shrug:

Does anyone have other nice kabeala's or has pictures of old sumba warriors?


Also I hope to know a bit more about my kabeala and its carriers, and would be pleased to see some other pictures.

Kind regards,
Maurice

Battara
23rd January 2008, 10:30 PM
Can't tell by the pictures. Is the hilt wood or ivory?

Maurice
23rd January 2008, 10:35 PM
Is the hilt wood or ivory?
The hilt is ivory. I put two more pics of the hilt.

CourseEight
23rd January 2008, 11:01 PM
Just in case you missed this thread:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3701&page=1&pp=30

That might be of some interest to you. My two kabeala are in a couple of the picures, horn handles, not sure of the age but probably mid-twentieth.

I can take more picures of them if you're interested, but yours is already nicer I think! :)

--Radleigh

Maurice
23rd January 2008, 11:14 PM
Just in case you missed this thread:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3701&page=1&pp=30

That might be of some interest to you. My two kabeala are in a couple of the picures, horn handles, not sure of the age but probably mid-twentieth.



--Radleigh
Hi Radleigh,

I sure missed that thread, Because that threat was about west-sumba swords.
Thank you for telling me about this threat.
I hope for pics of some sumbawarriors carrying a kabeala.
I think we both will be interested in them Radleigh.

--Maurice--

Battara
24th January 2008, 01:26 AM
Those are sure some interesting grain features in that ivory.....

Robert
24th January 2008, 02:59 AM
Here are a couple of pictures that might interest you. :D

Maurice
24th January 2008, 07:58 AM
Here are a couple of pictures that might interest you. :DThanks for your pics.
That are exactly the sort of pics i was looking for!:)

Robert
24th January 2008, 04:18 PM
Here are a few more. :D

CourseEight
24th January 2008, 05:39 PM
Great stuff, thanks!

CharlesS
25th January 2008, 03:18 AM
Great pics! Anybody know anything about the 'robust' headgear??