NAGA TRIBAL WEAPONS

trenchwarfare · 5th February 2015, 02:27 PM

I haven't said anything, cuz I don't have a clue. I like it. Somehow feels Cambodian to me.

David R · 5th February 2015, 02:39 PM

I could be wrong (I often am) but to me it looks more like one of the elaborate throwing knives/axes from Africa.........

VANDOO · 5th February 2015, 04:11 PM

THANKS! FOR THE REPLIES ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE AS I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING JUST LIKE IT IN ANY OF THE PLACES MENTIONED. (BUT THEN I HAVE NOT SEEN EVERYTHING YET

)
THE ONLY THING I AM SURE OF IS ITS OLDER THAN THE OTHER NAGA AXES I HAVE. MY KNOWLEGE OF ALL THINGS NAGA IS LIMITED AND THERE DOES SEEM TO BE QUITE A VARIETY OF WEAPONS SAID TO HAVE BEEN USED BY THE VARIOUS NAGA TRIBES IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE BLADE AND THE ABSENCE OF HAIR AND THE IRON FERRULES ON THE HANDLE DOES SET IT APART FROM TODAYS EXAMPLES. IF IT IS NAGA IT IS AN ATYPICAL FORM OR SOMETHING MODIFIED BY AN INDIVIDUAL.
I TOO AM REMINDED OF AFRICAN THROWING KNIVES BUT THE BALANCE IS ALL WRONG ON THIS ITEM. MOST AFRICAN THROWING KNIVES I HAVE SEEN ARE ALL IRON WITH A FIBER OR CLOTH WRAPPED GRIP.
I WILL USE THIS POST TO PUT ALL THE PICTURES OF NAGA ITEMS I HAVE FOR A REFERENCE WHICH CAN HOPEFULLY BE ADDED TO IN FUTURE.

VANDOO · 5th February 2015, 04:37 PM

NAGA PICTURES
#1. UNUSUAL FORM, KABUI DAO, SAID TO BE FOR DANCE.
#2. PLATE FROM A OLD BOOK, VARIOUS NAGA WEAPONS
#3. MISHMI NAGAS, ASSAM 1922
#4. NAGAS 1870 TO 1880
#5. NAGA SKULL RACK, SORRY FOR THE PICTURE QUALITY.

#6.NAGA AX , DAO
#7. NAGA AX DAO, 30 INCHES LONG
#8. NAGA AX, DAO, 28 IN. LONG, CIRCA. 1900
#9. TWO NAGA AXES, WITH SCABBARDS AND BELTS
#10. DISPLAY WITH NAGA SHIELD AND SEVERAL NAGA AX, DAO
#11. OLD BOOK PLATE NAGA WITH FANCY HEADRESS WITH BUFFALOW
HORNS AND HORNBILL SKULLS.
#12. NAGA CROSSBOW AND A RAT TRAP. VERY POOR PICTURE BUT SHOWS THE UNUSUAL FORM.

VANDOO · 5th February 2015, 05:11 PM

MORE PICTURES
#1. IDENTIFIED AS NORTH KACHIN DAOS, MADE OF STEEL, WOOD, WITH
BRASS AND SILVER FITTINGS.
#2. NAGA DAO WITH BRASS BLADE, 18.5 INCHES LONG WITH SCABBARD.
#3. NAGA DAO ,CLOSEUP DETAIL OF HAIR INSERTS
#4. PICTURE OF THE DAO WITH HAIR INSERTS
#5. NAGA DAO WITH BRASS FERRULE, AND SCABBARD
#6. BRASS FERRULE , NAGA DAO
#7. BRASS FERRULE , DIFFERENT DESIGN, NAGA DAO
#8. NAGA DAO, BONE POMMEL DESIGN
#9. NAGA DAOS FROM ARUNACHAL PRADESH
#10. NAGA DAO, IVORY POMMEL DESIGN
#11. NAGA DAO WITH IVORY POMMEL, AND BRASS AND SILVER
#12. NAGA HAT WITH HORNS

CharlesS · 5th February 2015, 06:33 PM

EXCELLENT thread and a long overdue look at these fascinating weapons.

I have often wondered about Naga styles of blades. Are there certain styles that tend to indicate the age or era they are from, or are the styles unique to certain tribes?

GREAT job Vandoo!

VANDOO · 5th February 2015, 06:51 PM

UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEGE OR REFRENCES TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. I MAY EVEN BE CLASSIFING SOME TRIBES AS NAGA THAT ARE NOT

THE KACHIN AND MANY OF THOSE CLASSIFIED AS THE WILD TRIBES OF ASSAM FOR INSTANCE, DO THEY CONSIDER THEMSELVES NAGA?
I HAVE A LOT OF PICTURES AND A LITTLE INFORMATION, MANY OF WHICH I HAVE GATHERED FROM THE FORUM AND OTHER SOURCES OVER THE YEARS. I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR USING PICTURES THAT MAY BE FROM OTHER MEMBERS POSTS. WHAT I AM ATTEMPTING TO DO HERE IS PUT AS MUCH INFORMATION AND AS MANY PICTURES OF THE MANY TYPES AND VARIATIONS I HAVE TOGETHER HERE AND PERHAPS A EXPERT IN THE FIELD MAY COME ALONG AND STRAIGHTEN IT OUT FOR US IN THE FUTURE.

I FEEL ITS BETTER TO HAVE SUCH A REFRENCE THAN TO DO NOTHING AT ALL.

IT IS INTERESTING AND WON'T BE LOST HERE.

5th February 2015, 02:27 PM	#1
trenchwarfare Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 385	I haven't said anything, cuz I don't have a clue. I like it. Somehow feels Cambodian to me.

5th February 2015, 02:39 PM	#2
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,120	I could be wrong (I often am) but to me it looks more like one of the elaborate throwing knives/axes from Africa.........

5th February 2015, 04:11 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THANKS! FOR THE REPLIES ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE AS I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING JUST LIKE IT IN ANY OF THE PLACES MENTIONED. (BUT THEN I HAVE NOT SEEN EVERYTHING YET ) THE ONLY THING I AM SURE OF IS ITS OLDER THAN THE OTHER NAGA AXES I HAVE. MY KNOWLEGE OF ALL THINGS NAGA IS LIMITED AND THERE DOES SEEM TO BE QUITE A VARIETY OF WEAPONS SAID TO HAVE BEEN USED BY THE VARIOUS NAGA TRIBES IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE BLADE AND THE ABSENCE OF HAIR AND THE IRON FERRULES ON THE HANDLE DOES SET IT APART FROM TODAYS EXAMPLES. IF IT IS NAGA IT IS AN ATYPICAL FORM OR SOMETHING MODIFIED BY AN INDIVIDUAL. I TOO AM REMINDED OF AFRICAN THROWING KNIVES BUT THE BALANCE IS ALL WRONG ON THIS ITEM. MOST AFRICAN THROWING KNIVES I HAVE SEEN ARE ALL IRON WITH A FIBER OR CLOTH WRAPPED GRIP. I WILL USE THIS POST TO PUT ALL THE PICTURES OF NAGA ITEMS I HAVE FOR A REFERENCE WHICH CAN HOPEFULLY BE ADDED TO IN FUTURE.

5th February 2015, 04:37 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	NAGA PICTURES #1. UNUSUAL FORM, KABUI DAO, SAID TO BE FOR DANCE. #2. PLATE FROM A OLD BOOK, VARIOUS NAGA WEAPONS #3. MISHMI NAGAS, ASSAM 1922 #4. NAGAS 1870 TO 1880 #5. NAGA SKULL RACK, SORRY FOR THE PICTURE QUALITY. #6.NAGA AX , DAO #7. NAGA AX DAO, 30 INCHES LONG #8. NAGA AX, DAO, 28 IN. LONG, CIRCA. 1900 #9. TWO NAGA AXES, WITH SCABBARDS AND BELTS #10. DISPLAY WITH NAGA SHIELD AND SEVERAL NAGA AX, DAO #11. OLD BOOK PLATE NAGA WITH FANCY HEADRESS WITH BUFFALOW HORNS AND HORNBILL SKULLS. #12. NAGA CROSSBOW AND A RAT TRAP. VERY POOR PICTURE BUT SHOWS THE UNUSUAL FORM. Attached Images

5th February 2015, 05:11 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	MORE PICTURES #1. IDENTIFIED AS NORTH KACHIN DAOS, MADE OF STEEL, WOOD, WITH BRASS AND SILVER FITTINGS. #2. NAGA DAO WITH BRASS BLADE, 18.5 INCHES LONG WITH SCABBARD. #3. NAGA DAO ,CLOSEUP DETAIL OF HAIR INSERTS #4. PICTURE OF THE DAO WITH HAIR INSERTS #5. NAGA DAO WITH BRASS FERRULE, AND SCABBARD #6. BRASS FERRULE , NAGA DAO #7. BRASS FERRULE , DIFFERENT DESIGN, NAGA DAO #8. NAGA DAO, BONE POMMEL DESIGN #9. NAGA DAOS FROM ARUNACHAL PRADESH #10. NAGA DAO, IVORY POMMEL DESIGN #11. NAGA DAO WITH IVORY POMMEL, AND BRASS AND SILVER #12. NAGA HAT WITH HORNS Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 5th February 2015 at 05:25 PM.

5th February 2015, 06:33 PM	#6
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	EXCELLENT thread and a long overdue look at these fascinating weapons. I have often wondered about Naga styles of blades. Are there certain styles that tend to indicate the age or era they are from, or are the styles unique to certain tribes? GREAT job Vandoo!

5th February 2015, 06:51 PM	#7
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEGE OR REFRENCES TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. I MAY EVEN BE CLASSIFING SOME TRIBES AS NAGA THAT ARE NOT THE KACHIN AND MANY OF THOSE CLASSIFIED AS THE WILD TRIBES OF ASSAM FOR INSTANCE, DO THEY CONSIDER THEMSELVES NAGA? I HAVE A LOT OF PICTURES AND A LITTLE INFORMATION, MANY OF WHICH I HAVE GATHERED FROM THE FORUM AND OTHER SOURCES OVER THE YEARS. I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR USING PICTURES THAT MAY BE FROM OTHER MEMBERS POSTS. WHAT I AM ATTEMPTING TO DO HERE IS PUT AS MUCH INFORMATION AND AS MANY PICTURES OF THE MANY TYPES AND VARIATIONS I HAVE TOGETHER HERE AND PERHAPS A EXPERT IN THE FIELD MAY COME ALONG AND STRAIGHTEN IT OUT FOR US IN THE FUTURE. I FEEL ITS BETTER TO HAVE SUCH A REFRENCE THAN TO DO NOTHING AT ALL. IT IS INTERESTING AND WON'T BE LOST HERE.