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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey
In the interpretations of both Guwaya and Richardus/Rogers there is a clear separation between two groups of hilt forms:-
group 1 is the human + animal + corn + flower motifs, and all these motifs are known as the "gana" form
group 2 is the form from tree roots resembling the human form.
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Actually Alan, from the translations i am reading here i would say that there a are
three distinct groups being discussed. There is a comma to seperate each group, at least in everyones translations.
First after the human/animal hits,
then the corn or flower hilts also called gana,
as well as some tree-roots resembling the human figure.
That seems like three groups to me and the natural root hilts seem to have been mistakenly lumped in with the corn/flower hilts known as gana.
