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11th March 2011, 06:36 PM
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12th March 2011, 08:19 AM
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Nice work on the scabbard fittings.
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12th March 2011, 09:47 PM
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Lovely stone work on the grip. Just think the gaudy gold and ruby addition is ugly.
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13th March 2011, 01:45 AM
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Oh....I don't know......I love the gold and ruby stuff..
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13th March 2011, 08:23 PM
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Something not often seen. Indigenus weapons North Argentina. Curious finish to the distal end, perhaps female?
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25th March 2011, 07:24 PM
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This picture is from the Linden museum Stuttgart. There is a similar sculpture in the Dalhem but on my visit, the New Guinea Sepik section it is housed in was roped off so I was unable to get a picture. It is also fixed to the gable end of the mens house and is said to be for the display of trophy skulls/ancestor skulls { that is my translation using a pocket English/German dictionay }
What is most stricking is the similarity to Micronesian "Dilukai" Is there a cultural link? google Dilukia and you could be lead to believe not? However one seems to be the heavy version and the other, scary lady lite to use a marketing term. Last edited by Tim Simmons; 25th March 2011 at 08:10 PM. |
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27th March 2011, 07:21 PM
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Not your usual talwar but no scabbard. In spite of the poor photo the blade does look quite nice?
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