Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th September 2013, 05:06 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2013, 08:50 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2013, 07:01 PM
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A while back, Michael Wood (Monty Python fame)...
A while back, Michael Wood (Monty Python fame) had a PBS series called Story of India. In that segment, they were talking about Palm Leaf Manuscripts and how Indians used them to write. The video...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2013, 03:36 AM
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WOW! That is one beautiful stylus. I wish mine...
WOW! That is one beautiful stylus. I wish mine had some inscription on it. I have looked and looked, but couldn't find one. Most of these type of styluses with inscriptions on them were targeted...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2013, 11:50 PM
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Kudos Chris!
That is absolutely correct. ...
Kudos Chris!
That is absolutely correct. For the life of me, I could never really understand why they were classified as Rug Weaver's tools until I saw a few of these so-called tools. They look...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2013, 01:19 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2013, 07:01 PM
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In regards to Andrew's post...
In regards to Andrew's post (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=102744&postcount=48), the engraving on the handle is as follows:
ஆரு. ப.அ
which are just initials, presumably...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2013, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 14
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Palm Leaf Manuscript Foldable Stylus Knife
Hi,
I am new to these forums, so please forgive my ignorance in any matter. I am actually a collector of palm leaf manuscripts and hence I collect various styluses that are used to inscribe them....
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