Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2018, 10:31 AM
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Hi and welcome,
Both swords are very typical...
Hi and welcome,
Both swords are very typical for Ethiopia/Emperorīs times. They are in a very nice condition. The handle of shotel is of rhino horn. (Now you would not find it in Etrhiopia complete...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2018, 07:14 AM
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Hi Jens,
Tiya is ca 70 kms south of Addis...
Hi Jens,
Tiya is ca 70 kms south of Addis Ababa.
Sagalassos is ancient city in southwestern Turkey. Not a port like other famous big ancient cities - jus a small town cca 100 kms from the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st December 2018, 07:10 PM
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Sagalassos
Details of weapons:
- funerary urn
- torso of emperor (2-3 cntr AD)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th November 2018, 06:59 AM
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It looks like one of monitor lizards (varan)...
It looks like one of monitor lizards (varan) hide. The range where the African locals used this hide is very wide. If I may guess in it could most probably be from Equator to the Tropic of Cancer...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2018, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 34
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Tiya menhirs
This burial menhirs are from Tiya, Ethiopia - archeological UNESCO World Heritage site. It should be from 10 - 15 century. Enigmatic symbols are allegedly swords (if not space shuttles) - reportedly...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2018, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 5
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Hi Roanoa,
The handle built-up from pieces of...
Hi Roanoa,
The handle built-up from pieces of horn is typical for several parts of Ethiopia (Harerge, Bale, Shewa and some parts in the south). The shape of guard and pommel is, I think, atypical -...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2018, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2018, 07:41 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th November 2018, 06:10 AM
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I am not expert in "Turkish" weapons,...
I am not expert in "Turkish" weapons, nevertheless my view is, that you have nice kilij - from the category of "ordinary or normal kilijis" (very nice blade, nice handle, normal - maybe beg. of 20th...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2018, 11:21 AM
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Thank you for reminder of this interesting...
Thank you for reminder of this interesting previous thread. I nearly forgot....
The drawings of the swords are from
"Handbook of ethnic units in Nigeria" (Veroffentlichungen des...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2018, 07:37 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th October 2018, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 25
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You are absolutely right, it is ivory. The...
You are absolutely right, it is ivory. The picture of the top of the pommel is typical and fully convincing. Nevertheless the drowing of small steady wavelets abeam of the handle has also been...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th October 2018, 03:52 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2018, 10:19 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2018, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,614
Hello Zach,
The knife is from southern part of...
Hello Zach,
The knife is from southern part of Ethiopia - this is for sure. Both the handle and the ornamentation on the sheath are the very typical signs. The knife is extremely rough. There are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
11th September 2018, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
3rd September 2018, 08:47 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2018, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 19
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I think the stock and its engarvings are...
I think the stock and its engarvings are distinctive in this case (and very probably Anatolia/Asia Minor).
(Nevertheless, as far as your evaluation of the two types of the bands are concerned: If I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2018, 06:53 AM
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I saw exactly this gun (shape of stock, stock,...
I saw exactly this gun (shape of stock, stock, engarvings) cca four times in Turkey (markets in Ankara). Based on this I would say it is of Anatolian origin. Usually they were in worse condition than...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st August 2018, 12:12 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th June 2018, 01:05 PM
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Hi Roanoa,
There is variety of similar...
Hi Roanoa,
There is variety of similar daggers and I think majority of them come from Ethiopian/Somali borderland, including regions in Somalia and in Ethiopia. And the borderland is very, very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2018, 12:50 PM
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Correction of origin - Oromo camel herders dagger
I was of the opinion till now, that the dagger on the picture was of the Kunama (Sudanese - Ethiopian - Eritrean borderland) origin. This was mainly based on the painting which I saw in Ethiopia...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd May 2018, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 6
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Hi Valjhun,
The adornment and metal inlay work...
Hi Valjhun,
The adornment and metal inlay work in the wooden parts is very nice, but still - and I apologize for such a question in advance (more so not being expert in this field) - how old do you...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2018, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 41,027
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2018, 05:55 PM
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