Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Bolo with wide blade and t-grip for identification

Rick · 29th January 2005, 09:00 PM

I believe the practice of shrinking heads is done only in S. America .
A childhood friend of mine had one , IIRC it was a little smaller than a softball .
We found it endlessly fascinating to examine and contemplate .

Where are the swords of these peoples ?

Were any of these tribes metal workers ?

If they depended on trade for metal implements wouldn't the machete be the only real edged weapon available to them ?
The blade/s pictured don't strike me as trade goods ; if they were then why haven't we seen more of them ?

29th January 2005, 09:00 PM	#25
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,262	S. American Headhunters I believe the practice of shrinking heads is done only in S. America . A childhood friend of mine had one , IIRC it was a little smaller than a softball . We found it endlessly fascinating to examine and contemplate . Where are the swords of these peoples ? Were any of these tribes metal workers ? If they depended on trade for metal implements wouldn't the machete be the only real edged weapon available to them ? The blade/s pictured don't strike me as trade goods ; if they were then why haven't we seen more of them ? Last edited by Rick; 29th January 2005 at 09:26 PM.