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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Thank you folks! Kwiatek, thank you. I didn't know that there were owner's tughras. I thought tughras had to be royal ones. I learned. I agree Ariel - these corals are Focha, thank you. And... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() It looks cast rather than forged. Could this be a decorative modern make? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Could be Filipino. If it is, it might be Tagalog (I have a similar piece) from Luzon, and from the time of the turn of the 20th century. The engraving under the guard looks like a form of okir.... |
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![]() Thank you so much! Is there anyone who can translate this? |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Since this thread i've tried and tried to compare the tughra with the Ottoman Sultan tughras and am stumped. A couple of possibilities but nothing firm. Is there anyone who can translate the bottom... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() I was going to say that the blade and the cap mounts look odd to me for Ilokos. Thanks for clarifying this confirmation. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() I too hadn't thought of that, although I have never seen any research of how Maguindanao and Maranao okir would be used for making a centipede. I do think it is a possibility. Among the Igorots... |
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![]() I totally agree with Mahratt. Mughal India. Very nice too! |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Greetings, I thought I would share something I found on line: a junggayan barong with a huge Islamic cartouche on one side of the blade. Looks like it is koftgari on the blade. BTW - I did not... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Also Drack2, since the first time you posted your beautiful panabas (which one day you will donate to me, right? :D ) I found out that the centipede motif is sign of dangerous power and in tattoo... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Not as sure but my thoughts are that this belongs not to a datu but to a higher ranking person within a datu's retinue. Thus the reason for the carved end, copper bands, and silver strip on the... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() And here is my bading panabas with okir edge. Bands in copper with a silver strip around the end. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Here is my current padsumbalin panabas with steel bands and okir butt. |
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![]() Here is a picture of my padsumbalin panabas that was documented in Cato and was stolen years ago from me. The bands are nickel-silver. |
Forum: European Armoury
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() I know I'm going against the grain here, but I would not call this a sosun pata because I don't see the recurved blade like a yataghan. |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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