The point is that despite what has been written in this field, the literature is still nascent. For this reason some items defy precise identification. Coin collectors, stamp collectors, military patch collectors, badge, pin and medals collectors, doll collectors, jar collectors, beanie baby collectors et bloody al-- have the benefit of being able to look up a given item in a book and put a finger right on it, done and done-- stick it in a lucite box with a neatly lettered label and put it on the shelf. But in the case of ethnographic weapons, it is up to serious students to write that book. Every single effort, including this forum, contributes a little knowledge. This is the challenge which makes it so compelling.
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