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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2024, 07:28 AM
Replies: 13
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Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi Ian, The third from the left and far right...

Hi Ian,
The third from the left and far right could be Mangbetu and Songye.
Martin
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2024, 07:14 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,939
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Really nice. Is it Shona, Zulu, ... ?

Really nice. Is it Shona, Zulu, ... ?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th February 2024, 12:11 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,277
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Yuri, these are copies of photographs that are...

Yuri,
these are copies of photographs that are in a museum in Harar, Ethiopia. I'd say they're from, like, 1920s (?).

Best,
Martin
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th February 2024, 08:39 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,277
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
I would like to correct myself, I got carried...

I would like to correct myself, I got carried away by what I personally call "classic afaraks".

There are, of course, other groups of purely Afar knives, which are also called gile, but they are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th February 2024, 09:34 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,277
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Yuri,You've got nice and typical gile. From my...

Yuri,You've got nice and typical gile.
From my point of view, what is valued in these objects is their originality, the fact that they bear signs of daily use, patina and at the same time...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th February 2024, 05:52 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,277
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
I believe we can see a knot from branch at the...

I believe we can see a knot from branch at the location indicated and that it is therefore wood
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2024, 07:59 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,277
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hello, your new gile is nice, some might say...

Hello, your new gile is nice, some might say juice of Afarland... Isnt the handle made of wood ?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2024, 11:21 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,180
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Yes, basically swagger sticks...

Yes, basically swagger sticks...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2024, 09:03 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,180
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Similar sticks, in which was hidden a blade of...

Similar sticks, in which was hidden a blade of diamond cross-section, but about 10 - 30 cm longer, used to be common in Ethiopia, where they were "importantly" worn under the arm by various guards,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2024, 06:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,665
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hello, I would say north-eastern part of Turkey...

Hello,
I would say north-eastern part of Turkey (Rize, Trabzon....)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2024, 04:57 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,692
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
And that's why I firmly believe that this dagger...

And that's why I firmly believe that this dagger was acquired by a collector....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2024, 07:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,640
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi, I bought cca in 2009 in a small town...

Hi,

I bought cca in 2009 in a small town Rhumsiki in the Mandara mountains in northern Cameroon very simmilar knife (not only central rib, but also the lower part of the sheath)....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st December 2023, 06:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,618
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
The dagger is really nice. nevertheless the...

The dagger is really nice. nevertheless the dating by the auction house is not correct, I think. (I saw just made daggers like this in around the year 2000, which ofcourse does not mean that this is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd November 2023, 07:56 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,126
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
I think it will be something similar to how hide...

I think it will be something similar to how hide shields were made by some ethnic groups living in the territory of today's Ethiopia, for example Arussi, Gurage, Amarro Ometo. Allegedly, they first...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th October 2023, 09:35 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,323
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
It is an exceptional piece. Congratulations ...!

It is an exceptional piece. Congratulations ...!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th October 2023, 11:47 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,952
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
I am attaching a joint photo of 3 daggers from...

I am attaching a joint photo of 3 daggers from central Ethiopia and Addis kitchen knife, + dagger from the Golan Heights just for comparison of handles.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th October 2023, 07:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,952
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
This style of handle is said to have been used in...

This style of handle is said to have been used in central Ethiopia, around Addis Ababa. Now I have a link to photo of the application on a kitchen knife that is quite...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st October 2023, 03:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,503
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
AvtoGaz, I also thank you for this very...

AvtoGaz,
I also thank you for this very interesting research!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st September 2023, 06:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,662
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
types of Beja/Hadendoa daggers....

types of Beja/Hadendoa daggers....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st September 2023, 05:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,791
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi Marc, Yes, you are right, I wrote by mistake...

Hi Marc,
Yes, you are right, I wrote by mistake Amharic dagger insted of Amhara dagger. I am enclosing my dagger. Years ago I was told that it comes from Bahir Dar region...
But in general, I think...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2023, 02:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,662
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Beja is a good idea (or something from around...)

Beja is a good idea (or something from around...)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2023, 02:27 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,791
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi, in my opinion (however might be wrong...),...

Hi, in my opinion (however might be wrong...), regardless of the similar type of blade to the Afar/Issa knives, this is a classic Amharic dagger... The covering of the scabbard in fine leather with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th September 2023, 04:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,344
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Thank you for sharing!!!

Thank you for sharing!!!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th July 2023, 06:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,249
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi David Friedman, It reminds me of my dagger...

Hi David Friedman, It reminds me of my dagger that I got in Turkey and it says: Remembrance of Konya (in central Anatolia) (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18730)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th June 2023, 06:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,254
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi, Just for fun I am attaching a picture of a...

Hi, Just for fun I am attaching a picture of a dagger I bought cca in 2009 in a small town, or rather village Rhumsiki in the Mandara mountains in northern Cameroon. I believe the dagger was newly...
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