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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2010, 11:35 PM
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Posted By migueldiaz
didn't see this thread before ... thanks! :)

didn't see this thread before ... thanks! :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2010, 03:14 AM
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Views: 28,228
Posted By migueldiaz
I read it all ... very interesting. Thanks!

I read it all ... very interesting. Thanks!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2010, 03:12 AM
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Views: 20,172
Posted By migueldiaz
Thanks for the comments. The Dongson culture is...

Thanks for the comments. The Dongson culture is indeed another lead yet to be mined. The Dongson drums (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Son_drum)' design for instance (a sample is below) looks...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2010, 03:01 AM
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Views: 10,032
Posted By migueldiaz
Have not had the need for translation, for just...

Have not had the need for translation, for just the same, I'd like to commend and thank Dom for his generosity! :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd March 2010, 07:15 AM
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Posted By migueldiaz
yes vandoo, these utility blades are still very...

yes vandoo, these utility blades are still very much part of the lives of people in the provinces (i.e., non-urbanized areas).

like when the farmer asks his ten-year old son to bring home the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2010, 03:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 16,401
Posted By migueldiaz
hi vandoo! below are three pics of common...

hi vandoo!

below are three pics of common phil. utility curvy blades. the one photographed by itself is the rice stalk cutter variety, and in the visayas it's called a garab. in luzon it's called...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2010, 02:19 PM
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Views: 5,393
Posted By migueldiaz
Nonoy, super! Thanks :)

Nonoy, super! Thanks :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th March 2010, 07:19 AM
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Views: 18,245
Posted By migueldiaz
Carlos, thanks for that link :) Thus the one...

Carlos, thanks for that link :)

Thus the one that just finished on eBay but which remained unsold [item 230446603410, and pics are below] would then be a Cuban or Puerto Rican "MACHETE DEL TIPO...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th March 2010, 03:44 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 51,236
Posted By migueldiaz
Yup, to each his own, and what you said makes a...

Yup, to each his own, and what you said makes a lot of sense. Thanks also for the summary of that book you mentioned.

Hello Rick. Yes, there were several Moro rajahs ruling Manila and environs...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th March 2010, 12:39 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 20,172
Posted By migueldiaz
thanks for sharing! would there be mainland china...

thanks for sharing! would there be mainland china blades that are similar in shape? thanks in advance :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th March 2010, 11:11 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 51,236
Posted By migueldiaz
FilAmfighter1, thanks for your comments! Looking...

FilAmfighter1, thanks for your comments! Looking forward to the publication of your book.

I met in Manila once the head of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He told me that in their...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th March 2010, 04:04 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 256,857
Posted By migueldiaz
Nathaniel, thanks for the links! Nice :) As...

Nathaniel, thanks for the links! Nice :)

As for Red Cliff, just saw a flying white dove in the trailer. It's a John Woo movie all right. He's one of my favorite directors, too.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th March 2010, 03:57 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 55,803
Posted By migueldiaz
i remember seeing an early-1900s pic of a...

i remember seeing an early-1900s pic of a filipina holding a rifle similar to the one posted by kino.

but can't find that at the moment. the one i found is below. pic came from here...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th March 2010, 01:23 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 25,011
Posted By migueldiaz
dear all, many thanks for all the replies!...

dear all,

many thanks for all the replies! :)

the blade is not mine, it's a friend's. thus i cannot really describe it in some more detail (as i have not seen it yet). but it's supposedly 24...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2010, 02:23 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 25,011
Posted By migueldiaz
Weird sword for comments, pls.

a friend referred to me this strange-looking sword.

would anybody have any idea what kind of 'animal' this is? :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2010, 02:18 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,598
Posted By migueldiaz
hi all ... sometimes carabao horn has a very...

hi all ...

sometimes carabao horn has a very light shade because they come from those occasional albino carabaos.

am not familiar yet with cow horn (as used as hilts) and thus i wouldn't know...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2010, 04:54 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 51,236
Posted By migueldiaz
Indeed :) And what's good is that the...

Indeed :)

And what's good is that the Chinese like to put things in writing. Thus the Chinese records dating back to more than a thousand years ago (describing trade with the Philippines -- the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2010, 04:50 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 31,010
Posted By migueldiaz
Copy :)

Copy :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2010, 02:19 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 51,236
Posted By migueldiaz
dimasalang, i feel your pain ;) :) on the...

dimasalang, i feel your pain ;) :)

on the non-documentation of things by our forefathers, i think it's a case to case basis. because as i'm sure you also know, the so-called "philippine insurgent...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2010, 01:56 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 51,236
Posted By migueldiaz
hi harimauhk, thanks for that post. didn't know...

hi harimauhk, thanks for that post. didn't know that.

this will be pure speculation on my part, as research still needs to be done: given the fact that the chinese influenced the moros a lot,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd March 2010, 01:51 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 51,982
Posted By migueldiaz
dimasalang, thanks for posting that old pic!...

dimasalang, thanks for posting that old pic! wonderful :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd March 2010, 01:33 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 31,010
Posted By migueldiaz
As Spunjer and Nacho said (who are both from...

As Spunjer and Nacho said (who are both from Iloilo, Panay), it's a binangon ... pronounced bee-NUH-ngon, the last syllable pronounced a la Klingon in Star Trek :)

Unfortunately the art of working...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2010, 01:25 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 59,109
Posted By migueldiaz
thepepperskull, thanks for that post. on a...

thepepperskull, thanks for that post.

on a related matter, one of the key leaders of the bandit-terrorist group, abu sayyaf (bearer of the sword), was killed in a military operation last week (his...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2010, 06:31 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 28,228
Posted By migueldiaz
Thanks yuanzhumin for the link. I've never heard...

Thanks yuanzhumin for the link. I've never heard of this before ... interesting.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2010, 01:49 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 28,228
Posted By migueldiaz
Very interesting, thanks for that background :) ...

Very interesting, thanks for that background :)

Yes, tao (or tawo/ tawu) in the Philippines also means people or person.

In the study of swords (or any ethnic object for that matter), I'm sure...
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