Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2005, 11:18 PM
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The disemination of knowledge often increases...
The disemination of knowledge often increases both understanding and appreciation for previously little known weapons, and as the information becomes more wide spread the "value" often increases...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2005, 10:49 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2005, 10:43 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,365
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2005, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 16,164
Africa, particularly Ethiopia, of course, is a...
Africa, particularly Ethiopia, of course, is a distinct possibility, and the African reverence for copper would make it even more probable......plate 26, page 35 of Spring's "African Arms and Armor"...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2005, 06:21 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2005, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 16,498
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2005, 06:08 PM
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Views: 6,665
Huge Jambiya/Khoumiya
A couple of months ago Justin posted photos of a S. Moroccan Jambiya which I belive is also called a khoumiya and it got little response, including from myself, but when he brought it over to the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2005, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 14,459
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2005, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 16,498
I can't help but notice the hilt, which looks...
I can't help but notice the hilt, which looks distinctly like the Lombok wedungs, while very similar is found in many Philippine knives and swords, particularly on some reground machetes from the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2005, 08:16 AM
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Views: 14,768
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2005, 08:11 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2005, 08:04 AM
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I'd tend to agree with the crowns signifying...
I'd tend to agree with the crowns signifying "royal" or magestic beasts such as those ridden by deities as opposed to Batak influence.
Even in western hearldry beasts such as lions and elk are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2005, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 7
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Closed Threads
If I'm out of line here, I'll willingly take my licks, "stripes" or whatever, but of late I've noticed what appears to be a disturbing trend to close threads simply because of heated discussions as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2005, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,138
In recent years, many outstabding knives, both...
In recent years, many outstabding knives, both newer and old have come out of Lombok, with the majority seeming to be variations of styles commonly seen in other areas of the region.
Here's one that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2005, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 37,471
"Guy"?
Once again, sexism rears its ugly head...
"Guy"?
Once again, sexism rears its ugly head (no pun intended).
Sorry, but I couldn't resist...while female deities/fetishes are sometimes prominent in African, Indian items and a few Indonesian...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2005, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2005, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,365
Has anyone else, or Federico himself, for that...
Has anyone else, or Federico himself, for that matter, found any further information suggesting or confirming that the panabas itself is actually a weapon DERIVED from a similar appearing tool?
Once...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2005, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2005, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,978
What impressed me is the similarities, rather...
What impressed me is the similarities, rather than the differences, considering the diversity in range and tribal origin.
This would seem to indicate a religious factor that transcends traditional...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2005, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,098
LOL!
Clothes, in Florida?
OK, I'll...
LOL!
Clothes, in Florida?
OK, I'll bite....why?
As to the back up, Rick, that's Loki, my 15 month old German shepherd/Doberman cross who tips the scales at about 115 lbs....the day I got him, at 4...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2005, 09:26 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2005, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,768
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2005, 08:58 AM
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Views: 42,233
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2005, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,978
Very nice Bill.
I've got a piece that's very...
Very nice Bill.
I've got a piece that's very similar, obviously not Fang, appearing to be of Kuba or similar origin, yet unmistakably of the same style as your piece and until now, the only one I've...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2005, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,768
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