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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2011, 02:56 AM
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Views: 29,464
Posted By KuKulzA28
varta, that's a beautiful blade. Glad to see more...

varta, that's a beautiful blade. Glad to see more of Taiwan's traditional martial culture showing up on international forums. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2011, 07:22 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,812
Posted By KuKulzA28
I've been eagerly anticipating this... I heard it...

I've been eagerly anticipating this... I heard it will be in 2 parts. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2011, 11:50 PM
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Views: 46,897
Posted By KuKulzA28
I am almost jealous of you! :D Very nice...

I am almost jealous of you! :D

Very nice laraw yuanzhumin! It seems with most Atayal (Dayan?), Seediq, and Truku blades, the sheath is the most artistic part of it, with the higher status...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2011, 03:16 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 15,579
Posted By KuKulzA28
Good stuff! Minasbad, as well as other Luzon...

Good stuff! Minasbad, as well as other Luzon blades, often get overshadowed by the much more popular Moro weapons... and the minasbad is not a particularly common blade style of Luzon from what I've...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2011, 03:15 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,497
Posted By KuKulzA28
Amazing! Bagh Nakh never fail to interest me....

Amazing! Bagh Nakh never fail to interest me. Hopefully they will fit your hand! It's not as if you're likely to be fighting in the streets with these, but it's always nice to when the antique weapon...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2011, 12:06 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,191
Posted By KuKulzA28
Hi... I have a question not about that specific...

Hi... I have a question not about that specific blade but the name you gave it...

My Javanese Hokkien friend told me that where he's from, a gobang is a long machete. He said that when he lived in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2011, 10:18 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 29,464
Posted By KuKulzA28
Thanks yuanzhumin for the information! I...

Thanks yuanzhumin for the information! I appreciate it! :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2011, 07:35 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 29,464
Posted By KuKulzA28
Lovely... I've heard that the Paiwan sword is...

Lovely... I've heard that the Paiwan sword is called a takit - is that true? :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd June 2011, 01:50 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,343
Posted By KuKulzA28
I notice a lot of silver on klewangs and pedangs...

I notice a lot of silver on klewangs and pedangs of this style... though not all have it, many do. Is this because most were made for wealthier warriors or royalty? Or is it because many of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2011, 10:12 PM
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Views: 5,547
Posted By KuKulzA28
Very cool, I have never seen the paddle-like one...

Very cool, I have never seen the paddle-like one :eek:

I have a feeling that modern reproductions made for tourists are made of a different wood, less dense (maybe younger trees), and/or just not...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2011, 04:35 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,343
Posted By KuKulzA28
I see... I wonder why they chose Makara as a...

I see... I wonder why they chose Makara as a popular motif on swords, perhaps because of the fierceness of crocodiles... Did the coming and popularity of Islam start to change the Hindu and animist...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st June 2011, 08:12 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,343
Posted By KuKulzA28
Hindu influence? What makes you say that? ...

Hindu influence? What makes you say that?

I'm not yet very good at differentiating different stylistic differences that could be attributed to Islamic, Hindu, or local beliefs...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st May 2011, 05:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,180
Posted By KuKulzA28
This golok is from Java right? The sheath...

This golok is from Java right?

The sheath style with the bands, the protruding lip of the sheath, and the blade shape make me think so...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2011, 09:36 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,343
Posted By KuKulzA28
Perhaps, though the resemblance is too much - I...

Perhaps, though the resemblance is too much - I think someone simply shaped buffalo horn into the look of the typical pommel and then did not proceed to make the traditional carvings, but I don't...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2011, 05:39 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,343
Posted By KuKulzA28
I too have never seen another one like it, where...

I too have never seen another one like it, where it is the shape of the typical pommel (Makara?) but without the carvings... so because of that and because it has my favorite Indonesian pedang blade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2011, 03:41 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,343
Posted By KuKulzA28
Thanks Gav for the reassurance and enabling :p ...

Thanks Gav for the reassurance and enabling :p :D

Anyone know anything about the pedang, top of the 3? It has this fuller that goes all the way to the false edge. Usually they look like...
Forum: Swap Forum 29th May 2011, 03:27 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,838
Posted By KuKulzA28
Withdrawn, for now.

Withdrawn, for now.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2011, 03:06 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,646
Posted By KuKulzA28
Well those images are also on this website: Pitt...

Well those images are also on this website: Pitt Rivers Museum (http://webprojects.prm.ox.ac.uk/arms-and-armour/o/Sacred-Weapons/1884.12.269/)

To quote them:
Information
This distinctive club,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2011, 12:29 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,343
Posted By KuKulzA28
Perhaps it is inappropriate to resurrect an old...

Perhaps it is inappropriate to resurrect an old thread..

But I think I am fallin' in love with these Sumatran/Sassak style blades...

I don't know if it's a good thing...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2011, 01:53 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 64,455
Posted By KuKulzA28
I don't really have any expertise to add...

I don't really have any expertise to add anything, but thanks for all the information and discussion! It really impresses me just how much culture and sophistication was in so many places before...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2011, 01:50 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,909
Posted By KuKulzA28
Thanks for the reassurance! I look forward to...

Thanks for the reassurance! I look forward to your pictures... :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd May 2011, 09:39 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,909
Posted By KuKulzA28
Trousse - Is it "authentic"?

Hello all! I am pretty new to Chinese antiques, and well, I am not sure if this is an antique or not... it's a trousse or eating set with chopsticks and a knife. The knife doesn't seem too sharp,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd May 2011, 02:13 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,378
Posted By KuKulzA28
The lizard definitely resemble monitor lizards or...

The lizard definitely resemble monitor lizards or biawak. Does the level of intricacy or the style of the carvings suggest a region? Or perhaps the designs themselves? If those are indeed hornbills,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th April 2011, 04:51 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 11,326
Posted By KuKulzA28
Bravo! Great work as usual! :)

Bravo! Great work as usual! :)
Forum: Swap Forum 25th April 2011, 08:14 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,838
Posted By KuKulzA28
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