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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2010, 03:25 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 39,290
Posted By KuKulzA28
Sorry for not responding sooner! You better...

Sorry for not responding sooner!

You better be... or I'll have to pretend headhunting is still a very much alive tradition! :shrug: :D just kidding


Yes, it does seem that the Dayaks, the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2010, 03:21 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 31,255
Posted By KuKulzA28
Damn... I am going to try, but my finances aren't...

Damn... I am going to try, but my finances aren't the best... we'll see!

I remember eating shan-joo-zhou (mountain pig)... and with Millet wine it's... it's heavenly... :D

I loved their food...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2010, 03:48 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 31,255
Posted By KuKulzA28
That's awesome yuanzhumin:eek: :D ... I wish I...

That's awesome yuanzhumin:eek: :D ... I wish I could go. :mad:
Afterall I have an a'gong, a'ma, and other family members in the Taipei area (though most are from Chi-aYi further south). It's too...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th January 2010, 03:22 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 207,401
Posted By KuKulzA28
That is a possibility. I like the thought I...

That is a possibility. I like the thought

I am not sure which is more likely...
[1] Shortened Chinese polearm blade
[2] Aboriginal/Chinese smith copying Southern Chinese blade design

More...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2010, 05:23 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 207,401
Posted By KuKulzA28
For those interested... this Taiwanese...

For those interested...

this Taiwanese aboriginal blade looks like a single butterfly sword's blade with a typical aboriginal metal socket handle. It is sheathed in the Aboriginal way. I want to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2010, 06:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 18,568
Posted By KuKulzA28
I'm not sure if it's "OK" to resurrect this...

I'm not sure if it's "OK" to resurrect this thread, about 8 months since it's start... but I thought this would interest some people. I did not have a good clear photo of a Kerala-katar used in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd January 2010, 09:40 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 282,874
Posted By KuKulzA28
you're right, not bad at all... I was expecting...

you're right, not bad at all... I was expecting cheesy and inaccurate... but you know what, the fight scene was enjoyable... not overly clean and not overly gory... it was somewhat realistic, though...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th December 2009, 05:25 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 30,465
Posted By KuKulzA28
I don't know too much about sickles, but in my...

I don't know too much about sickles, but in my limited experience on farms and in the fields... harvesting sickles tend to have serrations for tearing through vegetation, and tend to have a blade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2009, 12:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,508
Posted By KuKulzA28
Thanks, actually this could be a helpful pointer,...

Thanks, actually this could be a helpful pointer, along the same lines as fearn's suggestion.

And as the tiger fork was really more of a hunting spear, I think I'll that one out. It's just that it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th December 2009, 12:46 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,508
Posted By KuKulzA28
That's for the pointer... I'll continue to do...

That's for the pointer... I'll continue to do searching...

if anyone else has anything to offer, I'm all ears (eyes)! :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2009, 05:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,508
Posted By KuKulzA28
ok, thanks, so the willow-leaf would've still...

ok, thanks, so the willow-leaf would've still been the common saber of this time, yes?

The tiger fork was a military weapon? I thought it was an individually used weapon by southern Chinese?You...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2009, 07:00 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,508
Posted By KuKulzA28
Also, how common were firearms amongst these...

Also, how common were firearms amongst these colonizers? I know they had long matchlocks.. .what about flintlocks? What about European-style pistols of the time-period?

How common were...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2009, 05:52 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 42,156
Posted By KuKulzA28
Just a thought... The Philippines currently...

Just a thought...

The Philippines currently also incorporates many Bangsamoro. Will Moro weapons be exhibited? Is this a museum of weapons from the Republic of the Philippines, or the "Filipino"...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2009, 02:58 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,508
Posted By KuKulzA28
questions on Taiwanese hoklo & hakka

Hello. As you may know I have a keen interest in Taiwan, as its my "homeland". I am going to be making a drawing, depicting a typical street fight in Taiwan, around the time period of 1670-1700... so...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th December 2009, 08:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,533
Posted By KuKulzA28
Thanks for searching Sajen! Too bad there is only...

Thanks for searching Sajen! Too bad there is only so little regarding this...
My friend seemed to imply that Gobangs were often used in fights, probably because of their longer length compared to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th December 2009, 08:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,533
Posted By KuKulzA28
Well maybe the word gobang doesn't mean machete,...

Well maybe the word gobang doesn't mean machete, but it is meant to mean something large? and maybe in different parts of Indonesia it is referring to different things? So in your part it meant a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th December 2009, 10:08 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,533
Posted By KuKulzA28
Question What is a Gobang?

My Indonesian Hokkien friend told me recently that a Gobang is a large version of a parang, so perhaps a tinggi one, and that often they are left dirty and rusty. Part of the reason for that is said...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th December 2009, 11:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,502
Posted By KuKulzA28
Be careful in Manila, Mindanao, and Sulu... :)

Be careful in Manila, Mindanao, and Sulu... :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th December 2009, 03:26 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 39,290
Posted By KuKulzA28
Well if you insist... ...

Well if you insist...
http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/worldcafe/files/2009/03/graham.jpg
there, we'll pretend I gave you money in that...



Thanks! Yes I agree, unity in diversity,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2009, 07:34 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 16,639
Posted By KuKulzA28
That's an arsenal of weapons losing to rust... ...

That's an arsenal of weapons losing to rust...

They could hire me to clean every one of those.. I'd do it. :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th December 2009, 03:04 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 39,290
Posted By KuKulzA28
:mad: With demanding distant relatives like...

:mad: With demanding distant relatives like this... :D


I'm more of a novice at this field of knowledge than many of you but... here goes...

Let me take a few cultural traits that set the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th December 2009, 02:02 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 39,290
Posted By KuKulzA28
Yes Migueldiaz, we're really really distant...

Yes Migueldiaz, we're really really distant relatives, in a way. As for cementing our common cultural heritage.... I'd rather sell my laptop, cellphone, clothes, and be a little hungry than give you...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th December 2009, 06:54 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 42,156
Posted By KuKulzA28
Perhaps a good theme to portray is the diversity...

Perhaps a good theme to portray is the diversity of the Filipino arms (and the warriors and cultures from whence they came from) and also all the different groups that resisted the Americans... from...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th December 2009, 10:25 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 37,236
Posted By KuKulzA28
I don't think there is anything wrong with...

I don't think there is anything wrong with showing gory pictures as long as the discussing is not about the gore. But there should be a good reason for them or, why are they there?

But having said...
Forum: Swap Forum 6th December 2009, 09:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,313
Posted By KuKulzA28
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