Forum: Swap Forum
6th October 2022, 09:24 AM
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My glossary, 550 terms so far
Hi people,
The last few years I've been building my "Glossary".
It is a project I intend to keep working on for the next decade or so. The idea is to list all the terms I come across in my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th October 2022, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 12,427
Of Jingpo make
[Edit; was rambling about another type of sword.]
As for the single edge bevel, it is interesting to note that this edge bevel is seen also on swords of headhunters of Taiwan, and the Dayak...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th July 2022, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 13,863
Hi guys,
I'm a little late to the party. I...
Hi guys,
I'm a little late to the party. I see Philip -the O.G. of antique Chinese swords research- pretty much covered it all!
Considering his remarks at the tunkou, I agree and when you look...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th August 2021, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 38,626
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2021, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 38,626
Hi,
I agree with most people's assessment...
Hi,
I agree with most people's assessment that it looks like rather late work, like the second half of the 20th century. It is not bad, compared to what normally was produced during this period,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2020, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 8
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Interesting piece!
While I agree that...
Interesting piece!
While I agree that laminated steel is seen on pretty much all pre-industrially made Asian edged tools, from chisels to scissors to knives and swords of all types and all...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2020, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,134
Hi Ian,
Yeah it's all a bit murky. Kachins,...
Hi Ian,
Yeah it's all a bit murky. Kachins, to begin with, was of course a term only applied to the various people of Kachin state, by the Burmans. Nobody in Kachin considered themselves to be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2020, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 20,598
Hi,
It doesn't appear to be "some...
Hi,
It doesn't appear to be "some Burman", Burman swords are heavier by default and in that sense seem to be closer to the typical Indian talwar or Chinese dao or Japanese katana in weight,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2020, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 20,598
Hi,
Hmmm... in my observations, it’s the...
Hi,
Hmmm... in my observations, it’s the Shan dha that’s typically the light one, it even appears as “a light form of dha” in some of the earliest Burmese-English dictionaries and this is in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2020, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 20,598
I would beg to differ in terms of usability.
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I would beg to differ in terms of usability.
These well-decorated dha come in several different classes and by the late period, a thinner, not so good blade is very often seen. We're talking...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2020, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 15
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I agree with my countryman here.
Most stand...
I agree with my countryman here.
Most stand out like a sore thumb by being completely off stylistically, but there is also a group of much better fakes. Of those, it is very hard to see,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2020, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 20,598
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2020, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,134
Hi!
Quality indeed varies from author...
Hi!
Quality indeed varies from author to author, and you're right that it's often hard to grasp which minority is meant. This is probably for a large part due to the tension between different...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2020, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 20,598
I agree, those I've seen with dates on them all...
I agree, those I've seen with dates on them all seem to be made circa 1880-1930. I've only had one such dha of which everything seemed to indicate it was a quite a bit older than the rest. Bicolor...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2020, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 20,598
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2020, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,134
Kachin dha revisited
The recent days I was researching a "Kachin dha" I had. I always found it curious how some people call it "Naga dha" instead. A glance through old colonial writing reveals that these were...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2020, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 20,598
I agree that it is probably reshaped.
...
I agree that it is probably reshaped.
The Chinese Shan/Dai minority also made them with this profile from the get-go, but the rest of the dha is not typical Chinese Shan/Dai work. Such swords...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2020, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,049
Some notes on China:
Officially, "cultural...
Some notes on China:
Officially, "cultural heritage" cannot be exported outside of China. But, as is the case in more national and international regulations regarding antiques, it is not very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2020, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,326
Hi,
Interesting set indeed. There are many...
Hi,
Interesting set indeed. There are many sets of eight precious symbols in use, they seem to have standardized more towards the end of the Qing. The "Eight Buddhist Treasures" at least in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st January 2020, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,326
Ha, wonderful! I had seen the motif before but...
Ha, wonderful! I had seen the motif before but had not been able to find its meaning. Do you have a good reference on Vietnamese symbology?
Nice piece that ceremonial pole arm. The jian is purely...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th January 2020, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 22
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Agreed, a north Vietnamese trường đao (長刀).
...
Agreed, a north Vietnamese trường đao (長刀).
Typical Vietnamese features are the very dramatic widening in width combined with the concave clipped tip. Also the small guard and its decoration point...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2019, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 11,452
More photos
Or, one could see a collection of pictures of the piece plus detailed measurements here:
https://www.mandarinmansion.com/item/finely-forged-kora
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th September 2019, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 17,492
Hi guys,
The piece seems to be from Sumbawa,...
Hi guys,
The piece seems to be from Sumbawa, east of Lombok. Indonesian collectors call them Pedang Sumbawa.
The area was outside of colonial control until the 20th century and was home to many...
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Forum: Swap Forum
20th September 2019, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 0
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Mandarin Mansion at Olympia, London
I don't do many shows but I am proud to announce I will*host a table at*the Fifth Antique*Arms Fair at Pillar Hall, Olympia London.
Come and see me on Saturday, September 21 at the victorian venue...
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd August 2019, 02:38 PM
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