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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th November 2007, 10:17 PM
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Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
Nice exemples Tim, I had one but I don't kept it....

Nice exemples Tim, I had one but I don't kept it.
I have these sickled weapons :
Luc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th November 2007, 09:52 PM
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Views: 4,549
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
Deadly Beautyful - Beauté Fatale -

3 pages on this blog of a friend about the exhibit : "Beauté Fatale " in Bruxelles in 1992/1993 about African Weapons.
http://sanza.skynetblogs.be/archive-day/20071025

More recent exhibits also...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th November 2007, 11:40 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,001
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
Stop the beer Tim, you look like you got out of...

Stop the beer Tim, you look like you got out of bed the wrong side !
;)
Luc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd November 2007, 12:34 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 30,319
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
Nice exemples Tim. I had a Ngombe like yours,...

Nice exemples Tim.
I had a Ngombe like yours, but I've sold it (impossible to keep all !), and it is very tall to stand.
I keep a Nsakara in my collection.
Luc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th October 2007, 11:16 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 6,259
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
if you like it !

Not so bad, I think:


Luc
Forum: Swap Forum 19th October 2007, 10:08 PM
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Views: 5,722
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
Some african pieces for sale, knives & shields

http://perso.orange.fr/ethnotribalart4sale/index.html

Prices list on request

Luc
Forum: Swap Forum 16th October 2007, 09:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,861
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
New books on african knives

Well, I've made it !
A lot of work but it's OK.
I've reserved the information for this forum

A book about my collection of african knives :

ÂMES DE FORMES , FORMES DE LAMES
60 pages, 55...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th October 2007, 10:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,883
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
Beak seems to be a good explanation, but who...

Beak seems to be a good explanation, but who knows...
Better pics
Luc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th October 2007, 10:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,579
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
Lew, Be confident in the explanation of the...

Lew,
Be confident in the explanation of the seller, he's a great collector of African weapons.
;)
Luc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th October 2007, 10:35 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,606
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
Hi Rod, Tim is right, this is a poor copy of a...

Hi Rod,
Tim is right, this is a poor copy of a Kipinga (sorry), the major throwing knife of the Zande who lives in the north-east of Congo (RDC) just under the Ubangi river.
They where great...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th October 2007, 10:03 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,570
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
Hello

Hello
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th October 2007, 11:14 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 15,393
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
The guide told us she has a friend at Sotheby's...

The guide told us she has a friend at Sotheby's who think that the collection will be at auction in the next month...
Not all the pieces of the collection are at the exhibit, but they are all in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th October 2007, 10:45 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 15,393
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
Thumbs up FURÛSIYYA - Art of the Islamic knights -

A very interesting exhibition to see at l'Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris.

- Furûsiyya -
Chevaliers en Pays d'Islam.
http://www.imarabe.org/temp/expo/furusiyya.html

Virtual gallery...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd October 2007, 11:16 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,085
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
This kind of weapon is classified in the throwing...

This kind of weapon is classified in the throwing knife , because at the origin this general F shaped weapon was made to be thrown.But for some models the form and weight as changed and it became a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st October 2007, 11:05 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,085
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
To be complete, the page from the Westerdijk...

To be complete, the page from the Westerdijk book, and the knive I have from this style province.
Luc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th September 2007, 10:23 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,780
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
Pics from The Tervren Museum, where you can see...

Pics from The Tervren Museum, where you can see some Ilwoon

From a friend Rand:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/randafricanart/sets/72157600841348496/
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th September 2007, 09:24 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,085
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
It came from the Kirdi and especially from the...

It came from the Kirdi and especially from the tribes inhabiting the southern and eastern Mandara mountains.
Bana, Ndjeny, Daba, Kapsiki, Mada and Gemjek.
The function is described as a bushknife....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th September 2007, 06:05 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,883
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
New Mangbetu

3 new Mangbetu trumbash on my website :
http://lulef.free.fr/html/mangbetu_1.html

One with a rare ivory handle, another with a brass blade and the last with a specific trigger on the blade and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th September 2007, 06:57 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,780
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
Beauté Fatale, page 229. A wood Ilwoon or...

Beauté Fatale, page 229.
A wood Ilwoon or Ilondo with scabbard called ngum ilwoon.
Luc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th September 2007, 11:06 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,780
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
To be complete, your sword needs a sort of iron...

To be complete, your sword needs a sort of iron ring at the top of the handle wich contains cauries or teeth fixed with a natural resin.
Scabbard are rare, I know 2 in a belgian collection.
Luc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th September 2007, 09:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,034
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
A top one ! Great. Luc

A top one !
Great.
Luc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2007, 10:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,982
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
cover

cover
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2007, 10:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,982
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
Most of these weapons are published in the book...

Most of these weapons are published in the book AFRICAN FORMS.
It's a reference book for ethnographic african objects, a very nice and good book, cheaper than the pieces on sale at Sotheby's...
Forum: Swap Forum 22nd August 2007, 10:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,885
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
fake

Take care, I saw fake this week, but it's not difficult to make the difference.
Luc
Forum: Swap Forum 22nd August 2007, 10:04 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 7,542
Posted By Luc LEFEBVRE
Cleaned and details

They are clean now...
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