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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2012, 09:12 AM
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Thanks too, Gav. With regard to that keris, the...Thanks too, Gav. With regard to that keris, the original owner seems to have covered all the bases -- the reps of the tripartite cosmos are all there, and the squatting figure on the hilt surely... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2012, 09:02 AM
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Hi David ... thanks for the note. And as a quick...Hi David ... thanks for the note. And as a quick reply: - I'll surely come up with the conclusions very shortly, as I'm almost there as you have correctly inferred - bandwidth: these pics are... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2012, 02:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2012, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 41
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if i recall correctly, the idea behind using the...if i recall correctly, the idea behind using the squatting figure is that this is the position the corpse of the departed ancestor is made to assume in certain burial practices. and i think the... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2012, 02:01 PM
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more pics, given that compared to the bird and...more pics, given that compared to the bird and serpent motifs, the ancestral figures have been given less attention ... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2012, 01:57 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2012, 01:53 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2012, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 41
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As for the ancestral worship religion of...As for the ancestral worship religion of Austronesians, the squatting figure would be a common design expression ... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2012, 11:21 PM
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but wait, there's more :)
well, just two more...but wait, there's more :) well, just two more pics ... one showing from afar the display cabinets of the 'flower' section. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2012, 11:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2012, 11:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2012, 11:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2012, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 41
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2012, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 41
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with the tripartite cosmos in mind, the presence...with the tripartite cosmos in mind, the presence of birds amongst these vegetation takes thus a deeper spiritual meaning, for our ancestors ... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2012, 10:39 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2012, 10:35 PM
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it's not just actually the flower ... the tree as...it's not just actually the flower ... the tree as well, with its spreading branches that reach to the skies (and deep roots that go downward to the Underworld), is considered a symbol for the middle... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2012, 10:32 PM
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So here now is the third segment, the symbols of...So here now is the third segment, the symbols of the 3rd section (i.e., earth) of the tripartite cosmos of the Austronesians. The use of the flower as motif is not as widely discussed as the use of... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2012, 10:28 PM
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regarding that priest's staff above...regarding that priest's staff above (batak/sumatra) where a serpent appears to be moving towards the ancestor, the igorots of northern luzon have the exact same staff by the way. and this is just... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2012, 09:52 AM
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some more ... and there's a lot more pics here...some more ... and there's a lot more pics here (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151188672266520.488184.124360976519&type=3) ... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2012, 09:50 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2012, 09:49 AM
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Here's the first batch of pics for the...Here's the first batch of pics for the Serpent/Dragon segment, still from Amsterdam's Tropenmuseum ... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2012, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 41
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Some more ... and the whole set can be seen from...Some more ... and the whole set can be seen from my Facebook Page on Phil. weapons, here (http://goo.gl/p5pdY), which I can think can be accessed by anyone even if he doesn't have a Facebook account. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2012, 12:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2012, 12:46 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2012, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,218
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Without further ado, here's the first set of...Without further ado, here's the first set of pics. As you enter the Southeast Asian section of the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, what will greet you is this neat grouping of artifacts into four... |
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