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VANDOO · 4th March 2006, 06:57 PM

A NICE TRADITIONAL MADE POTO SWORD COMPLETE WITH FETISH BAG COVERED WITH SOME SORT OF BIG CAT HAIR AS IS USUAL. MANY OF THE OLD ONES CAME OUT OF AFRICA IN THE PAST WITHOUT A FETISH BAG AS THE MISSIONARIES MADE THE GOOD NATIVES REMOVE THEM AS THEY WERE TOLD THAT WAS SUPERSTITION AND AGAINST CHRISTIAN TEACHINGS. YOURS IS ONLY MISSING THE SCABBARD. AS TO AGE IT MAY BE FAIRLY RECENT JUDGING FROM THE PICTURES, THE FETISH BAG APPEARS TO BE VERY RECENT. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE BETTER WHEN THE ITEM IS RECEIVED. EITHER WAY IT WAS WELL MADE BY THE TRIBAL PEOPLE IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY AND WAS CERTIANLY A GOOD DEAL PRICE WISE. CONGRADULATIONS!!

4th March 2006, 06:57 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A NICE TRADITIONAL MADE POTO SWORD COMPLETE WITH FETISH BAG COVERED WITH SOME SORT OF BIG CAT HAIR AS IS USUAL. MANY OF THE OLD ONES CAME OUT OF AFRICA IN THE PAST WITHOUT A FETISH BAG AS THE MISSIONARIES MADE THE GOOD NATIVES REMOVE THEM AS THEY WERE TOLD THAT WAS SUPERSTITION AND AGAINST CHRISTIAN TEACHINGS. YOURS IS ONLY MISSING THE SCABBARD. AS TO AGE IT MAY BE FAIRLY RECENT JUDGING FROM THE PICTURES, THE FETISH BAG APPEARS TO BE VERY RECENT. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE BETTER WHEN THE ITEM IS RECEIVED. EITHER WAY IT WAS WELL MADE BY THE TRIBAL PEOPLE IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY AND WAS CERTIANLY A GOOD DEAL PRICE WISE. CONGRADULATIONS!!