Madu for comment

Andrew · 19th March 2014, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Battara

I was the guy with a silver earcuff with a silver feather.

Pics of this? :fingerscrossed:

Battara · 20th March 2014, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew

Pics of this? :fingerscrossed:

Well no......but here is a picture of my Cherokee earcuff (which I made) at my 150th birthday party......

Battara · 20th March 2014, 12:42 AM

By the way, I find that the figures on the madu to be uncommon and they add to the uniqueness and beauty of the piece.

Are the figures made of bronze/brass?

drac2k · 20th March 2014, 03:30 AM

I think they are brass; the figures are almost 3 dimensional because of the large amount of metal each animal is made of .

weapons 27 · 22nd March 2014, 07:34 AM

I think that it is a varnish covering this shield.
However peaks at each end are not common!
nice shield

drac2k · 22nd March 2014, 04:57 PM

Thanks.The covering is not varnish, but a blend of boiled linseed oil and lemon extract that I use to clean and preserve some of my items;it brings out the color of old paint, takes the dirt off and leaves the old patina (i.e., no change to the brass color).
The figures range in thickness from 1/16" to 1/8"; they are substantial enough to be pinned through the shield rather than inlaid or brazed on it .

20th March 2014, 12:42 AM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	By the way, I find that the figures on the madu to be uncommon and they add to the uniqueness and beauty of the piece. Are the figures made of bronze/brass?

20th March 2014, 03:30 AM	#4
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,255	I think they are brass; the figures are almost 3 dimensional because of the large amount of metal each animal is made of .

22nd March 2014, 07:34 AM	#5
weapons 27 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 462	I think that it is a varnish covering this shield. However peaks at each end are not common! nice shield

22nd March 2014, 04:57 PM	#6
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,255	Thanks.The covering is not varnish, but a blend of boiled linseed oil and lemon extract that I use to clean and preserve some of my items;it brings out the color of old paint, takes the dirt off and leaves the old patina (i.e., no change to the brass color). The figures range in thickness from 1/16" to 1/8"; they are substantial enough to be pinned through the shield rather than inlaid or brazed on it .