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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2025, 03:06 PM
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Posted By Mercenary
In India, there was no clear distinction between...

In India, there was no clear distinction between the sacred and the real. For the owner, his weapon was simultaneously combat, ritual and ceremonial.
Decorating a weapon is initially its animation...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2025, 08:12 AM
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Posted By Mercenary
This is an Indian and then an Indo-Muslim...

This is an Indian and then an Indo-Muslim feature. This is what animates the sword. The Indian weapon is a subject, not an object.

But pearls in the blade (or their metal analogue) are already a...
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