From where???

ariel · 3rd March 2017, 04:31 PM

There are similar examples ( of lower quality) in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St. Petersburg.
Allegedly, brought from Kazakhstan and, also allegedly, their local name is Shoy.

I also saw the same construction defined as Kurdish. Or Armenian.

Unlike Trabzonian Laz Bichagi, there is no documentary/photographic evidence of their attribution/provenance/dating.

If Laz Bicagi is an ergonomic nightmare, these buggers are simply beyond words...
I find it hard to believe that anyone in his right mind would be willing to be armed with THAT:-)

3rd March 2017, 04:31 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	There are similar examples ( of lower quality) in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St. Petersburg. Allegedly, brought from Kazakhstan and, also allegedly, their local name is Shoy. I also saw the same construction defined as Kurdish. Or Armenian. Unlike Trabzonian Laz Bichagi, there is no documentary/photographic evidence of their attribution/provenance/dating. If Laz Bicagi is an ergonomic nightmare, these buggers are simply beyond words... I find it hard to believe that anyone in his right mind would be willing to be armed with THAT:-)