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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2021, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,636
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I really like the Amazon clubs as well , even...I really like the Amazon clubs as well , even though I don't own any; as previously commented on before, I haven't seen many for sale in the USA, whereas one would think that there would be an... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2021, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 17,010
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WOW Sajen, pretty darn nice ones you got there...WOW Sajen, pretty darn nice ones you got there yourself; and with scabbards! |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2021, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 17,010
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2021, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 17,010
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I posted 2 barongs on the same day that this...I posted 2 barongs on the same day that this thread was begun not realizing that it was started, so let me add 3 of my other blades. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2021, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 440
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2021, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 440
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An Honest Pair of Barongs to ShareI just got lucky and picked up these pair of barongs. Good honest pre-WW2 examples. It is getting quite hard to pick up any Philippine weapons reasonably lately unless one gets fortunate or a fluke. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
20th December 2020, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,228
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Maybe you should look a little closer to home;...Maybe you should look a little closer to home; "In Caldragh a cemetery on Boa Island, Lower Lough Erne," you will find a two-headed Janus figure which could represent the Old Roman God Janus or the... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
20th December 2020, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 360
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Thanks for the comments. I don't think that...Thanks for the comments. I don't think that Korean potters didn't have the capability to produce excellent pieces, but rather that this piece was probably produced rurally, meant to be more... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
19th December 2020, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 360
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3 Toes,4 Toes, 5 ToesWell, I seem to be on a China/Pottery/Plate kick and I just picked up this Dragon Bowl. I know very little about this subject other than what I like, however a very rudimentary rule I have is a 3... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
19th December 2020, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 288
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Ship Tureen TheoryI just picked this up and I have a theory about its possible origins & I would like another opinion(s). I believe that this is a Chinese export piece to the Dutch known as Kraak Ware. This would date... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2020, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,093
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Some very nice examples. I noticed that yours has...Some very nice examples. I noticed that yours has a bi-colored handle like Kronckew; I wonder if that is indicative of a particular knifemaker or area. Also, your scabbard is similar to his as there... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th November 2020, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,093
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And Another Tibetan DaggerI just acquired this recently; I have been looking for one of these for a while and it appears that a lot of other people have gotten some other very nice examples lately. From a previous post on... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2020, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,457
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Beautiful; if you only had one Tibetan sword,...Beautiful; if you only had one Tibetan sword, that would be the one to have! |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th October 2020, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,207
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th October 2020, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,207
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drac2k
A pair of Burmese Dha Hmyaung ?These were recently listed as African at a recent auction site. I believe them to be Burmese Dha Hmyaung, probably the late 19th Century, early 20th century. Am I right, wrong, are maybe these are... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2020, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,667
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th October 2020, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,667
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Your example, though better carved than mine, I...Your example, though better carved than mine, I think more closely resembles the facial features of my club; especially the ears and the nose. Do you know where it comes from? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd October 2020, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,667
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Interesting comparison; are we sure that mine is...Interesting comparison; are we sure that mine is African? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd October 2020, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,667
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
22nd October 2020, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 795
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Thanks for the insight. I should have noted that...Thanks for the insight. I should have noted that the 3 toed object is approx. 10" long and made of wood, twine bark, and pitch among other things. The claws are made of wood. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd October 2020, 04:42 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,667
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I think I found my long lost brother! With the...I think I found my long lost brother! With the offset head, I feel mine could be patterned after a Massi Rungu Club. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2020, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,667
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A club so ugly that one can not see the...A club so ugly that one can not see the face..........the last picture; I'll try to take a better one. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
21st October 2020, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 795
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Two Unknown African Items?I acquired these two items with a grouping and I haven't a clue. A Nigerian told me that these may be from Mali or the West African Bambara Tribe and they are used for healing. Does anybody else know... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2020, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,667
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African War Club??I just picked up this war club or at least I think it is. It is 19" long, almost 4" in diameter at the head. It has the weight and feel of a fighting club, however, the face carving would make it... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th October 2020, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,350
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Great pictures.I'll copy and keep with the...Great pictures.I'll copy and keep with the item;that way someone will know what it is when I'm gone. |
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