Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th October 2020, 09:15 AM
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Thanks Sajen!
I've been through all threads...
Thanks Sajen!
I've been through all threads on Guyana clubs on here and the pictures from that collection are just insane to say the least :eek:
Edit: Come to think, perhaps they are rare,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th October 2020, 01:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th October 2020, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 7
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Thanks guys!
Ken, clubs (or Guyana for that...
Thanks guys!
Ken, clubs (or Guyana for that matter) is not my main expertise, so I dont feel confident putting an age on It. Although the patina (on the wood) seems good.
Thanks Colin! That is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2020, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 7
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Macana block-type club
Hello friends,
Sharing some pictures of my Guyana club (aputu) previosly in the Reubens collection. I am not really sure that the binding is as old as the club.
I really like the inherent...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th October 2018, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,208
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th October 2018, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,208
Hi,
I would need better pics to be certain,...
Hi,
I would need better pics to be certain, but it definitely looks like elephant ivory. This pattern shows, because the piece is cut so it covers both the bark and core ivory of the tusk. Bark...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2016, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th July 2016, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,686
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2016, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,958
Hi guys!
The skin is is from one of the...
Hi guys!
The skin is is from one of the large pythons. Hard to be absolutely sure when the patch is as small as this, but IMO it's from a reticulated python, P. reticulatus, native to South East...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2016, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 16
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The last two photos of the dagger posted above...
The last two photos of the dagger posted above are from Nile monitor, Varanus niloticus.
The ventral scales of monitors, have a linear allignment at the abdomen with no irregular scales between...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2016, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,021
Hi guys,
Judging from the pictures,...
Hi guys,
Judging from the pictures, regarding the skin used on these knifes; the squarish pieces are side/belly-pieces from some species of monitor lizard (crocodile species don't have keeled...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th January 2015, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,246
Hi guys!
I'm late to the table here - found...
Hi guys!
I'm late to the table here - found the topic while going through the Palembang-posts of the forum. IMO Detlef is probably spot-on: The insert has been done to cover up the natural pulp...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2014, 09:43 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th November 2014, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,646
Hi Willem!
AWESOME(!!) idea for a topic! I...
Hi Willem!
AWESOME(!!) idea for a topic! I am not in a position to give my opinion on your piece concretely, but it is my impression that the Aso as a carved motif, has developed from a quite...
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Forum: Swap Forum
11th November 2014, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 4,893
New homepage - Collection and stuff for sale
Hi guys,
I haven’t been much active on the boards lately – mostly due to over-working my dayjob and night-working my new homepage. This post is admittedly a shameless plug of the latter.
The site...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2014, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2014, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 12,437
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Forum: Swap Forum
6th September 2014, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Swap Forum
30th July 2014, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 1
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Laminated Tulwar
Jambo rafikis!
I am cleaning away some unwanted fat and this guy is looking for a new home. He's a Tulwar with a nicely worked, laminated blade with two fullers, a "yelman", a 1/4 fuller along the...
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Forum: Swap Forum
28th March 2014, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Swap Forum
28th March 2014, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th March 2014, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,853
Btw, the new U.S. national restrictions don't...
Btw, the new U.S. national restrictions don't seem worse than how it's implemented here in the EU through Council Resolution in 1997 - actually you could argue that it's in fact more lenient, as (at...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th March 2014, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 29
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Runjeet, that's a solid interpretation - it is...
Runjeet, that's a solid interpretation - it is not a ban on commercial trade as such - rather a restriction. The overarching goal here is to make sure that no items harvested and worked post-CITES...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2014, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Swap Forum
18th March 2014, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,457
Wedung
Wedung with patterned blade, integral...
Wedung
Wedung with patterned blade, integral ferrule, silver clamps, nicely patinated bone (tulang) ring and clip carved from buffalo horn (tanduk kerbau) . Interesting forging patterns near the...
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