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15th November 2014, 08:08 AM
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spears of vietnam for comment
Here are 11 spears of the Moi of vietnam people collected by edmond grethen Chief Inspector of the native guard in Indochina. reduced in france in 1920/1930 by its femmme.
I just bought has his grandson... some pictures before cleaning and after It measures between 2.30 m and 2.70 long irons for Spears between 30 and 68 cm the Poles are carved for some they are hardwood and bamboo, some are brass before iron wire.. bamboo is a braiding |
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15th November 2014, 08:12 AM
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spears cleaned
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15th November 2014, 08:26 AM
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Very nice.
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15th November 2014, 09:20 AM
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Beautiful set. Thanks for sharing.
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15th November 2014, 09:55 AM
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Very nice and great to have them with provenance!
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15th November 2014, 12:21 PM
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These are the first spears from that area I have seen. These are lovely and elegant examples and you have done a nice job of cleaning them without over doing it!
Outstanding! |
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16th November 2014, 06:43 PM
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Great collection - thanks for posting !
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