Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2016, 01:43 PM
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MANY NOMADIC TRIBES CARRIED FEW BELONGINGS SO...
MANY NOMADIC TRIBES CARRIED FEW BELONGINGS SO WHERE POSSIBLE ONE ITEM COULD SERVE MANY PURPOSES. SO THIS COULD BE USED AS A DIGGING STICK, CLUB, CEREMONIAL OBJECT OR ANY OTHER NEEDED PURPOSE.
THE...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2016, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 19,969
JUST A GUESS BUT I SUSPECT THEY DREW THE SWORD...
JUST A GUESS BUT I SUSPECT THEY DREW THE SWORD AND SCABBARD TOGETHER AND THEN USED BOTH HANDS TO TAKE THE SWORD FROM THE SCABBARD. I HAVE READ THIS IS HOW THE YATAGHAN WAS DRAWN IN TURKEY AND THAT...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2016, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 24
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2016, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,996
POUWHENUA SIMILAR TO THE TAIAHA IN SIZE AND...
POUWHENUA SIMILAR TO THE TAIAHA IN SIZE AND FUNCTION BUT WITH A SHARPER MORE EFFICIENT POINT FOR SPEARING. OFTEN MADE OF WHALEBONE AND BELONGING TO PROMINENT WARRIORS OR MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE.
#1....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2016, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,996
#1, #2. #3. #5. & #6 MAORI SHORT AXES
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#1, #2. #3. #5. & #6 MAORI SHORT AXES
#4.MAORI LONG WEAPONS, a. POUWHENUA, b. TEWHA TEWHA,
c & d. TAIAHA, e. LONG AX KAKAUROA
#7. VARIOUS WEAPONS AND SHORT AX
#8, #...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2016, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,996
THE TEWHA TEWHA WAS A SORT OF LONG AX WEAPON IN...
THE TEWHA TEWHA WAS A SORT OF LONG AX WEAPON IN FUNCTION. WHEN IRON TRADE AXES WERE INTRODUCED A LONG AX AND A SHORT AX WEAPON WAS CREATED. THE LONG AX WAS CALLED KAKAUROA SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS A...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2016, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,628
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2016, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 18,796
THEY BOTH LOOK GOOD TO ME SHOWING AGE AND USE,...
THEY BOTH LOOK GOOD TO ME SHOWING AGE AND USE, THE WOODS USED IN AUSTRALIA PATINA SLOWER AND DIFFERENT FROM THE FIJI CLUB DUE TO CLIMATE AS WELL AS THE WOODS PROPERTY'S. IF THE WEIGHT IS MORE THAN A...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2016, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,996
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2016, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,996
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2016, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,996
THE SECOND MOST COMMON MAORI LONG WEAPON IS THE...
THE SECOND MOST COMMON MAORI LONG WEAPON IS THE TEWHA TEWHA THEY ARE MADE OF WOOD AND RARELY OUT OF WHALE BONE AND HAVE A LARGE AX LIKE BLADE AT ONE END AND A SHARP ROUNDED POINT FOR THRUSTING AT THE...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2016, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,996
MORE EXAMPLES OF TAIAHA FROM OLD POSTCARDS,...
MORE EXAMPLES OF TAIAHA FROM OLD POSTCARDS, BOOKS ,ECT.
#1., #2., #3., #4, # 5. & #6 VARIOUS TAIAHA
#7. 1840 DRAWING OF WARRIORS UNKNOWN LONG WEAPON
#8. DRAWING OF A MAORI PA (FORTRESS)...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th June 2016, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,996
THANKS STU THAT GIVES A GOOD DEMONSTRATION OF...
THANKS STU THAT GIVES A GOOD DEMONSTRATION OF THE BLOCKING AND STRIKING TECHNIQUES USED WITH THIS WEAPON PLUS IT GIVES ME THE CURRENT SPELLING OF THE WEAPONS NAME. PERHAPS THE SPELLING I USED...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th June 2016, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,996
THERE SEEMS TO BE 3 VARIATIONS TO THE STRIKING...
THERE SEEMS TO BE 3 VARIATIONS TO THE STRIKING END OF THE TAIAHA / TAHIATIA THE MOST COMMON IS THE ROUNDED TIP SHAPED LIKE THAT ON THE SHORT PATU CLUBS. THERE ARE EXAMPLES WITH A FLAT END WITH SQUARE...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th June 2016, 04:39 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,996
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th June 2016, 04:07 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,996
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th June 2016, 03:41 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,996
MORE EXAMPLES AND INFORMATION ON TAIAHA /...
MORE EXAMPLES AND INFORMATION ON TAIAHA / TAHIATIA. THE EYES WERE IN ROUND AND SLANTED SHAPES AND SOME WERE INLAYED WITH ABALONE SHELL AND LATER RED SEALING WAS WAS IN FASHION.
#1. & #2. DETAILED...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th June 2016, 02:55 AM
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Replies: 21
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MAORI LONG WEAPONS
THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF MAORI LONG WEAPONS THEY ARE MADE MOSTLY FROM WOOD BUT SOME ARE MADE OF WHALE BONE. I WILL START WITH THE MOST COMMON FORM THE TAIAHA OR TAHIATIA . IT IS A LONG STAFF WITH A...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th June 2016, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,061
THE MANDAU LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE USED FOR...
THE MANDAU LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE USED FOR PRESENTATION TO IMPORTANT PEOPLE AND FOR DAYAK CEREMONIES OR DANCES. TOURISTS CAN BUY THEM AS WELL BUT THEY ARE NOT INEXPENSIVE. THE CARVED BONE IS OFTEN...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th June 2016, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 12,201
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2016, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,107
WELCOME TO THE FORUM. :) AFRICA AND INDIA...
WELCOME TO THE FORUM. :) AFRICA AND INDIA PROBABLY HAVE THE MOST VARIATIONS OF EDGED WEAPONS OF ALL THE COUNTRIES. MANY OF WHICH DON'T FOLLOW THE BASIC BEST FUNCTIONAL FORMS FOR KNIVES AND SWORDS....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2016, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 17,359
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2016, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 59,234
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Forum: European Armoury
12th June 2016, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 59,897
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2016, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 40,974
I HAVE SEEN THE GATLING GUNS FOR MOUNTING ON...
I HAVE SEEN THE GATLING GUNS FOR MOUNTING ON CAMELS OR BEING TRANSPORTED BY THEM. I AM NOT SURE OF THE CALIBER BUT THEY WERE NOT AS LARGE AS THE ONES MOUNTED ON WHEELS. I HAVE A PICTURE OF A CAMEL...
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