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HUSAR 6th January 2007 09:10 PM

Afghani or Indian? for comment...
 
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Hello
I have this axe for several weeks and I`m still confused :) do you think it is Afghani or rather Indian item, any ideas?

Tim Simmons 6th January 2007 09:33 PM

I think this is African, Sudanese as in the Fuzzy-Wuzzy and all that. I had something similar which I rather stupidly swapped and then saw one in the Pitt Rivers museum, even with the very same punch used for the decoration. That was some time back but it was a lesson learned, not to dismiss things that do not hit you between the eyes at first glance.

HUSAR 6th January 2007 09:39 PM

African? :confused: now I`m even more confused

Tim Simmons 6th January 2007 10:30 PM

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Including the Red Sea coast possibly quite far south. Look at this axe that Henk has or did have. He also got this club at the same time. I have found a picture of a Somali with the same weapon so Red Sea would be a good start.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=842
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=mace
I am now the lucky owner of the club.


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