Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th December 2017, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 11,381
Hello,
Well, its the first time I see such a...
Hello,
Well, its the first time I see such a four faced figures added on a Northern Taiwanese aboriginal knife. This is absolutely not traditional, even if the face appears not recently done.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th August 2016, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 25,278
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2015, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,177
Taiwan aboriginal blades
Hello Dave,
I do agree with Bernard that these are not good items.
1- He is right when he says that there is a certain price to pay for Taiwanese knives. When authentic, average ones would be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2013, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,638
Well said, Kukulza, this is another typical...
Well said, Kukulza, this is another typical Paiwan blade!
Well, Rick, these three knives are very similar despite some slight differences. The fact is that the first and the third are closer to a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2013, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,209
Sorry Rick, I just see that you have already...
Sorry Rick, I just see that you have already posted the two other knives.
This one is as old and authentic as the first I saw!
Very nice one! Great carving! The zig zag line by the way is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2013, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,376
Hi Rick,
Well, I do not know about the two...
Hi Rick,
Well, I do not know about the two other swords you found as I don't see them in your post.
But concerning the one shown here, I congratulate you for owning your first authentic and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd July 2012, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd July 2012, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 23,756
Hello Apolaki,
Sorry to deceive you: your...
Hello Apolaki,
Sorry to deceive you: your sword is a nice souvenir but it is not the authentic piece. It is a little better than the ones made in the fifties to sell to the American soldiers...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th January 2012, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 27,950
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th January 2012, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,173
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th January 2012, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 27,950
Among the southern languages (minnanhua)
Hi Kukulza,
Well I have been away from the forum for a couple of months, but it's good to be back.
Just a little word to precise that the Cantonese has 6 tones (not 8), while the...
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Forum: Swap Forum
28th September 2011, 01:15 AM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Swap Forum
30th August 2011, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,932
A nice Paiwan knife at auctions
Hello,
I just noticed that the Zemanek Munster auction house in Germany is organizing on Sept. 17 a sale including a Paiwan knife (lot 34).
This is a very nice Paiwan ceremonial knife, and the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th July 2011, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,216
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2011, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 13,771
Hello Kukulza,
A fact is that among the...
Hello Kukulza,
A fact is that among the Taiwan aborigines, only the Paiwan groups have traditionally the katana tip on their knives. If you can find sometimes this kind of tip among other groups,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2011, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 32,236
Sure, that's what I understood.
May be it's...
Sure, that's what I understood.
May be it's the last sentence of my post that bothered you. It was a long post and taken in the dynamic of writing, I may have not chosen the good words. So let's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2011, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 32,236
Hello Varta and all,
That's the problem with...
Hello Varta and all,
That's the problem with the Pingpu: are we talking only about the plain tribes or also the sinicized aborigines ?
Depending on the definition, we will considere your knife,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2011, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 13,771
Hi Kukulza,
You're welcome!
Your...
Hi Kukulza,
You're welcome!
Your question about the utility in combat of the abruptly ending tip is very interesting, and I have no answer to it. May be more experienced members of the forum...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2011, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,133
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2011, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 13,771
Hello Kukulza,
They were already using both...
Hello Kukulza,
They were already using both tips before the ned of Japanese colonial period.
I’ve noticed that the gradually tapering tips on Paiwan or Rukai knives are found mostly on shorter...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2011, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 32,236
Hello Varta,
Can you share your sources,...
Hello Varta,
Can you share your sources, please ?
If I wrote somewhere that this kind of knives may have been Atayal, I was wrong. I definitely think it is Pingpu.
Anyway, I collected some...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd June 2011, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 13,771
A shorter Paiwan knife
Hello all,
Nothing for few months, and then all of a sudden more knives than I could collect. At least, I caught this one but, at the same time, I had to let go two other beautiful ones, a Rukai...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd June 2011, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,133
Hello Migueldiaz,
I wouldn’t say Taiwanese...
Hello Migueldiaz,
I wouldn’t say Taiwanese aborigines have gods. It’s more a world of spirits interacting with the livings, with spirits being able to make good or bad deeds. The snake is more...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2011, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,133
Dear Migueldiaz,
Many thanks for your kind...
Dear Migueldiaz,
Many thanks for your kind words.
For what I know, the sun is usually symbolized by a circle among the Taiwanese aborigines, mostly the Southern tribes. It can be a circle, a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2011, 02:37 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,133
Hi Varta,
Thanks for congratulating me!
May...
Hi Varta,
Thanks for congratulating me!
May be you could share some of your Taiwanese blades. You may have quite many now! :)
I have a question about the Saisiat blade in my other post. Any infos...
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