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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th October 2020, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,581
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T. Koch
Thanks Sajen!
I've been through all threads on...Thanks Sajen! I've been through all threads on Guyana clubs on here and the pictures from that collection are just insane to say the least :eek: Edit: Come to think, perhaps they are rare, because... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th October 2020, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 39,561
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T. Koch
Cool dagger, Tim! I found this article exploring...Cool dagger, Tim! I found this article exploring the difference in daggers from human vs. cssowary material: https://www.livescience.com/62399-human-cassowary-bone-daggers.html Cheers, Thor |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th October 2020, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,581
Posted By
T. Koch
Thanks guys!
Ken, clubs (or Guyana for that...Thanks guys! Ken, clubs (or Guyana for that matter) is not my main expertise, so I dont feel confident putting an age on It. Although the patina (on the wood) seems good. Thanks Colin! That is also... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2020, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,581
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T. Koch
Macana block-type clubHello friends, Sharing some pictures of my Guyana club (aputu) previosly in the Reubens collection. I am not really sure that the binding is as old as the club. I really like the inherent elegance... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th October 2018, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,376
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th October 2018, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,376
Posted By
T. Koch
Hi,
I would need better pics to be certain, but...Hi, I would need better pics to be certain, but it definitely looks like elephant ivory. This pattern shows, because the piece is cut so it covers both the bark and core ivory of the tusk. Bark and... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2016, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,898
Posted By
T. Koch
Hi Ken,
Judging from the pictures, the material...Hi Ken, Judging from the pictures, the material is IMO most likely rhinoceros horn. Cheers, - Thor |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th July 2016, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,620
Posted By
T. Koch
Nice sword, love the hilt! Could you take a pic...Nice sword, love the hilt! Could you take a pic and show the scales in cross-section? It looks as if it has the crystalline 2. dentine of walrus visible at the end of the pommes, but the way the... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2016, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,347
Posted By
T. Koch
Hi guys!
The skin is is from one of the large...Hi guys! The skin is is from one of the large pythons. Hard to be absolutely sure when the patch is as small as this, but IMO it's from a reticulated python, P. reticulatus, native to South East... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2016, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,742
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T. Koch
The last two photos of the dagger posted above...The last two photos of the dagger posted above are from Nile monitor, Varanus niloticus. The ventral scales of monitors, have a linear allignment at the abdomen with no irregular scales between... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2016, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,742
Posted By
T. Koch
Hi guys,
Judging from the pictures, regarding...Hi guys, Judging from the pictures, regarding the skin used on these knifes; the squarish pieces are side/belly-pieces from some species of monitor lizard (crocodile species don't have keeled... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th January 2015, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,059
Posted By
T. Koch
Hi guys!
I'm late to the table here - found the...Hi guys! I'm late to the table here - found the topic while going through the Palembang-posts of the forum. IMO Detlef is probably spot-on: The insert has been done to cover up the natural pulp... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2014, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 10,723
Posted By
T. Koch
Hi Detlef - cool archaic! I agree on your...Hi Detlef - cool archaic! I agree on your observation, that the pommel looks like hippopotamus tusk. Best wishes, - Thor |
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th November 2014, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,759
Posted By
T. Koch
Hi Willem!
AWESOME(!!) idea for a topic! I am...Hi Willem! AWESOME(!!) idea for a topic! I am not in a position to give my opinion on your piece concretely, but it is my impression that the Aso as a carved motif, has developed from a quite... |
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Forum: Swap Forum
11th November 2014, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,431
Posted By
T. Koch
New homepage - Collection and stuff for saleHi guys, I haven’t been much active on the boards lately – mostly due to over-working my dayjob and night-working my new homepage. This post is admittedly a shameless plug of the latter. The site is... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2014, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,878
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T. Koch
...and I agree with Gavin in the regard that most......and I agree with Gavin in the regard that most CITES enforcers aren't too sharp at worked materials ID and in my experience 99% of customs officers couldn't tie their shoelaces without a... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2014, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,878
Posted By
T. Koch
Hi Erlikhan - just a quick jab from me as I'm on...Hi Erlikhan - just a quick jab from me as I'm on the way out the door. I've been working for the CITES M.A. in Denmark for 7 years+. Walrus is Appendix II/Annex B, so to take the Yataghan with you... |
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Forum: Swap Forum
6th September 2014, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,766
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Forum: Swap Forum
30th July 2014, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,766
Posted By
T. Koch
Laminated TulwarJambo rafikis! I am cleaning away some unwanted fat and this guy is looking for a new home. He's a Tulwar with a nicely worked, laminated blade with two fullers, a "yelman", a 1/4 fuller along the... |
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Forum: Swap Forum
28th March 2014, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,668
Posted By
T. Koch
Parang and Mandau gone.
Paka reduced to EUR...Parang and Mandau gone. Paka reduced to EUR 750,-/$ 1030,- Wedung still up for EUR 150,- - thanks guys! |
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Forum: Swap Forum
28th March 2014, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,968
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T. Koch
Mandau #1 and Golok gone too.
Wedung still up...Mandau #1 and Golok gone too. Wedung still up for EUR 150,- |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th March 2014, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,233
Posted By
T. Koch
Btw, the new U.S. national restrictions don't...Btw, the new U.S. national restrictions don't seem worse than how it's implemented here in the EU through Council Resolution in 1997 - actually you could argue that it's in fact more lenient, as (at... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th March 2014, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,233
Posted By
T. Koch
Runjeet, that's a solid interpretation - it is...Runjeet, that's a solid interpretation - it is not a ban on commercial trade as such - rather a restriction. The overarching goal here is to make sure that no items harvested and worked post-CITES... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2014, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,375
Posted By
T. Koch
Yeah, what Jose said! :D Great tulip-pommel too -...Yeah, what Jose said! :D Great tulip-pommel too - looks like they just used the natural end of an elephant tusk. Cheers, Thor |
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Forum: Swap Forum
18th March 2014, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,668
Posted By
T. Koch
Wedung
Wedung with patterned blade, integral...Wedung Wedung with patterned blade, integral ferrule, silver clamps, nicely patinated bone (tulang) ring and clip carved from buffalo horn (tanduk kerbau) . Interesting forging patterns near the... |
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