Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2005, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 107
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2005, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 107
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Thank you Boedhi Adhitya for your wide...
Thank you Boedhi Adhitya for your wide description. I can admit that I'm still a little lost in all those terminology, but this is great help. All these name are still sound strange to me, but I'm...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2005, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 107
Views: 109,935
Thank you all!
If we are discussing the...
Thank you all!
If we are discussing the Ukiran at the moment, I think that these two left hand fingers were made purposely. I can't tell at the moment if the wood is harder in that place, but I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2005, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 107
Views: 109,935
Thank you for kind words
BluErf and nechesh:...
Thank you for kind words
BluErf and nechesh: thank you for your opinions and photos.
Few answers: there is no sheath :(
I wouldn't be surprised if it was older than 19th century, but I'm not...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th June 2005, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 107
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th June 2005, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 107
Views: 109,935
Next keris from Polish Museum
Dear Kerislovers!
This is just the next Keris from my Museum for your consideration. Please feel free to comment this nice piece, while I'm still completely unfamiliar with these beautiful...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd June 2005, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 30,021
First of all I would like to apoligize for...
First of all I would like to apoligize for sneaking out for a while, but I didn't want to get the discussion hotter then it was needed. I hope that Tom and BluErf will forgive me, and won't treat me...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st June 2005, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 38
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2005, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,217
resources
Gentlemen!
I don't why it was sold for so much money, maybe "Polish" in the name of the object is some kind magical :). Instead, I think it is a time to shed a light on karabelas, based on some...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th May 2005, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 30,021
Tom: I wanted to polemic with you, but decided...
Tom: I wanted to polemic with you, but decided not to do it, because of one reason. We have just started pointless discussion which I wanted to avoid. One thing that amused me, is that we both have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2005, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 30,021
Because I was writing about responsibility of...
Because I was writing about responsibility of Museums for their objects, and necessity to find funds for preserving their collection as a fundamental, I think it won't be unsensibly to quote the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2005, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 30,021
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th May 2005, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 30,021
Pros
Ok. I think we are tragedize too much. There are many pros of museums any way. Let's see:
Many of the great scholars were working in Museums. Thanks to them we know what we know.
Museums are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th May 2005, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 30,021
Museum point of view
Gentlemen!
As a museum worker and called out by Brian, I feel compelled to write few words from museum point of view.
First, I’m happy that you are all so well informed about museums...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2005, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 39,761
Gentlemen!
From practical point of view,...
Gentlemen!
From practical point of view, using of close helmets in hot climate might be surpised. But there is a question: if it was not practical or impossible to use in such places like Greece,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd May 2005, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 2
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Szczerbiec
In Poland the most important sword is Szczerbiec (The Jagged Sword) (word comes from sword wyszczerbic - to jag in English). This sword is coronation sword of Polish kings. Its name is from legend,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2005, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 23,372
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2005, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 23,372
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2005, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 23,372
Bibliography
I decided to dig in some of the magazines on my bookshelf and I found some interesting articles that should be important for you. Of course there are also some basic books, which I hope you know very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2005, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 23,372
Hello and welcome!
you've touched so wide...
Hello and welcome!
you've touched so wide historical problem, that it can make brains storm here soon. Just to start, while I'm during morning hurry:
about executioner's swords: there is a book...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2005, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,821
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th May 2005, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 28,351
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th May 2005, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,821
Turkish or Polish
Nice find!!!
And unfortunately, as it used to be with objects like this one, it is very hard and sometimes impossible to tell where it comes from, because its origin is in territories of many...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2005, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,587
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2005, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,587
Helo!
It's hard to say it's Slavic or...
Helo!
It's hard to say it's Slavic or non-slavic, while in 19th and 20th century there was no such category in a world of weapons, and other way, I think that clip won't help us to tell closer if...
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