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16th September 2018, 04:35 PM
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11th August 2018, 01:18 AM
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11th August 2018, 01:18 AM
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30th July 2018, 02:59 AM
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30th July 2018, 02:50 AM
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Spring's "African Arms and Armour"
Used hardcover. British Museum Press, 1993. 144 pages.
Library markings inside, but no marks or labels on dust cover.
$29, plus 3.99 shipping. Paypal.
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30th July 2018, 02:22 AM
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Ottoman art book
"Ottoman Art in the Service of Empire" by Zdzislaw Zygulski (1991). Used. 204 pages, 73 illustrations, some in color.
Looks at the decorative military art of the Ottomans, and describes pieces...
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23rd July 2018, 03:36 AM
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ancient Chinese bronze and meteoric iron weapons
If anyone is interested, I have five copies of Gettens et al., "Two Early Chinese Bronze Weapons With Meteoric Iron Blades" (Washington, D.C.: Freer Gallery of Art, 1971). Paper covers, 77 pp. One...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th July 2016, 02:31 AM
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23rd May 2016, 04:57 AM
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23rd May 2016, 04:48 AM
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24th March 2016, 09:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2016, 03:48 AM
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All that is required to support a hypothesis is...
All that is required to support a hypothesis is evidence. So far, no one has brought forward evidence of early or widespread use of the kora in Tibet. On the other hand, there is plenty of evidence...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2016, 04:04 AM
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Those are great illustrations and examples. ...
Those are great illustrations and examples. Thanks!
I'm not knowledgeable about rituals, but the painting of the blade strikes me as more likely to be Hindu, as that description suggests. A lot...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2016, 03:54 PM
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Yes, Stone appears to be the origin of the...
Yes, Stone appears to be the origin of the terminology. Without his catalog, the issue would probably never have been raised. But if he is the first word on the subject, shall we accept him as the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2016, 04:07 AM
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I, too, would see no reason to exclude them if...
I, too, would see no reason to exclude them if they could be demonstrated to be part of that arsenal, which is why I asked if somebody has any. I'm certainly not against the idea in principle, just...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2016, 02:27 PM
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16th March 2016, 12:23 AM
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12th March 2016, 09:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2016, 06:04 AM
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I thank you, gentlemen. I am normally...
I thank you, gentlemen. I am normally disinclined to clean too much, but as you can see, it has patina in spades---so much so that there is relatively little contrast with the wood. I shall take...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2016, 10:44 PM
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Kalinga axe
As I collect mostly Tibetan and Bhutanese items, I ask the advice of you Philippines experts from an aesthetic and conservation point of view: would you clean the brass on this 'Kalinga' axe?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2016, 05:13 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th October 2015, 01:27 AM
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That's a baanmok, a Lepcha knife from Sikkim. ...
That's a baanmok, a Lepcha knife from Sikkim. There are similarities to the working knives of Bhutan.
I have often wondered if the baanmok blades of the fullered type were made by Nepalese smiths.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2013, 08:29 PM
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A very nice knife. The red cord is...
A very nice knife. The red cord is characteristic of many Bhutanese swords and knives.
See: http://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/pubFiles/v5-8.pdf . And you'll find a bunch of photos if you search...
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1st December 2012, 08:00 PM
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20th April 2012, 05:53 PM
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