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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2020, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,288
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Assuming it is from Malaita, it might be worth...Assuming it is from Malaita, it might be worth checking out an article by David Akin "Malaitan Clubs", which is chapter 39 in Bolton et al. Melanesia: Art and Encounter. I don't have the book:... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th October 2020, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,739
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A non-destructive test is to use an ultra-violet...A non-destructive test is to use an ultra-violet light (I bought one of these fairly cheaply at a local shop that sells electronics). Ivory has a distinctive blue sheen, which resin does not have: I... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2020, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,011
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I've used neatsfoot oil in making a bag for...I've used neatsfoot oil in making a bag for bagpipes: for this, you have to dissolve beeswax in hot neatsfoot oil, then pour it in the bag. Apart from the disgusting smell of the oil, it certainly... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2020, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,994
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From the photos, I read the end of the...From the photos, I read the end of the inscription as July 1873, but couldn't make out what is written before "July" |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd October 2019, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,000
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Before you fall prey to "completed list...Before you fall prey to "completed list syndrome" there could be one more thing to go into that bucket: a copy of the catalogue of the "tentoonstelling van oude kunst" exhibition of 1929. I see that... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2019, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,559
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How about the Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain...How about the Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain or New Ireland) ? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd April 2019, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,706
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I assume this is the sort of thing being...I assume this is the sort of thing being discussed. I've wondered for some time what it is: something had obviously dropped off the end, leaving me puzzled what the item was. Without this sort of... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th January 2019, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,859
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The drum is in now the British Museum. It always...The drum is in now the British Museum. It always reminds me of Azande slit gongs rather than anything typical of northern Sudan, but was it made in Omdurman by an Azande carver or carried north from... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd September 2018, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,867
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These set me thinking. Yes, they do look like...These set me thinking. Yes, they do look like Solomon Island artefacts and they look like clubs, but why have I never seen anything just like them. I tried searching online databases of BM, Te Papa,... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th August 2018, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,281
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Great photos! Are those suits hanging on the wall...Great photos! Are those suits hanging on the wall of Blair Castle padded cotton horseman's tunics ? Strange coincidence that by following the links in another post just added (wanting help with a... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th August 2018, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,281
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I'm a bit confused with the word...I'm a bit confused with the word "Fundj". Is this the same as "Funj", i.e. the empire of Dar Funj, which ended in 1821 (if Wikipedia is to be believed !) Does the use of the word suggest that the... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th January 2018, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,962
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Does the Arabic inscription - which seems to read...Does the Arabic inscription - which seems to read the same on both scabbards - give any indication of the origin ? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2018, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,710
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LJ
a mace?Any thoughts on this? I wondered at first whether it might be a counter-weight for a lance but now think it was made as a mace. Could it be Ottoman or Persian or Chinese ? And, how old? The... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th October 2017, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,386
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But the one on the left does have an inscription...But the one on the left does have an inscription on the blade. Does the word read Khartoum? The date 1318 [AH, i.e. 1900 AD] ? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th November 2016, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,259
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LJ
Oh yes, and I should have said that you need to...Oh yes, and I should have said that you need to narrow your search down to items from the Amazon region ! |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th November 2016, 09:55 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,259
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It's worth a look at the online catalogue of...It's worth a look at the online catalogue of 'Museum of the American Indian' website, where there is a club with a similarly strigated striking end and a flange at the handle end. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th June 2016, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,262
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The book "Living Races of Mankind" is...The book "Living Races of Mankind" is often a good source for photographs of people of about a century ago. I've copied a photograph of two Bugis men from there. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2016, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 14,584
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I've found the article. It was:...I've found the article. It was: "Ethnoarchaeology, Museum Collections and Prehistoric Exchange: Obsidian-Tipped Artifacts from the Admiralty Islands" by Robin Torrence. Published in World... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2016, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 14,584
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I have a particular liking for these, have seen...I have a particular liking for these, have seen plenty in museums but haven't come across one for sale. The book "An ethnography of the Admiralty Islanders" by Sylvia Ohnemus" (1998) provides a good... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st June 2016, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,375
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So ... going back to the B.M. online database and...So ... going back to the B.M. online database and searching for "sword Liberia" it turns out they do have a similar one to this. But it has an old label giving the provenance as Calabar (which is in... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2016, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,375
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Just had another thought. William Oldman's...Just had another thought. William Oldman's ledgers of purchases and sales are in the British Museum, so they should be available at their study centre. At least that might lead you to who Oldman got... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th May 2016, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,375
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I've just looked at the Pitt Rivers online...I've just looked at the Pitt Rivers online catalogue, searching for Baule knife and for Gabon knife. Nothing under Baule, but they have one - which looks very similar to the one sold by Oldman (is it... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th May 2016, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,375
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Fischer & Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, page...Fischer & Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, page 21, illustrate one that is very similar to this, both in the shape of the hilt and the blade. They have it down as Baule and a "cult knife with wood... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
13th March 2016, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,337
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LJ
Many thanks for the suggestion. A "bosun's...Many thanks for the suggestion. A "bosun's starter" is certainly a more interesting type of object than a fish basher! The shaft is flexible and whippy, and I could imagine that it would hurt if... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th March 2016, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,337
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LJ
Just to complicate things further. This was part...Just to complicate things further. This was part of a collection of unidentified African items, so because my brain runs in straight lines and bearing in mind the copper wire wrapping, my first... |
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