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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th August 2006, 04:42 AM
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Views: 8,475
Posted By RomaRana
Watuta

Are there any other names which the Bantu Watuta group goes by?

thanks

ETA: they seem to be a break off group from the Ngoni.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th August 2006, 06:28 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,331
Posted By RomaRana
Be careful posting requests for J-stor content as...

Be careful posting requests for J-stor content as they own the rights to the electronic copies of the material.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th June 2006, 10:39 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 22,699
Posted By RomaRana
Not that the sword in question, but yes they are....

Not that the sword in question, but yes they are.

Medieval swords are frequently found in rivers. The silt deposits protect them and form an airtight barrier but they look nothing like that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2006, 10:56 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,170
Posted By RomaRana
I am having a problem finding what the mace is...

I am having a problem finding what the mace is listed under but here it is next to a kaskara.

http://anthro.amnh.org/images/full/901/901_6181AB.jpg
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2006, 10:47 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,170
Posted By RomaRana
Mapico1, the set you posted reminds me of the...

Mapico1, the set you posted reminds me of the mace set I saw because of the horns on the daggers. The mace (sculpted to look like a head) had very simmilar horns.

Katana, that's a great find (at a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2006, 11:59 PM
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Views: 5,071
Posted By RomaRana
Some kind of Naval dirk?

Some kind of Naval dirk?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2006, 11:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,170
Posted By RomaRana
From the earlier discussions, as well as a...

From the earlier discussions, as well as a display at the American Museum of Natural history the dagger set represents a survival of the totemic worship of the crocodile.

The crocodile motif is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2006, 10:59 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,168
Posted By RomaRana
1921 coin dated old long style seme in a red...

1921 coin dated old long style seme in a red scabbard.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2006, 10:43 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,170
Posted By RomaRana
Sudanese crocodile dagger set.

I have wanted one of these for the longest time, and now I have one.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th May 2006, 10:16 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 35,596
Posted By RomaRana
Before selecting a sword or spear from the smith...

Before selecting a sword or spear from the smith Maasai men must first grease their hands. Also, traditionally the smithing races - Chagga and debased Maasai groups who lost their cattle during the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th May 2006, 06:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,168
Posted By RomaRana
Both maasai and kikuyu carry the seme the only...

Both maasai and kikuyu carry the seme the only difference being the kikuyu seme is slightly more pointed like yours. I was actually going to suggest yours was a kikuyu seme but the cowrie shell motif...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2006, 04:27 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,644
Posted By RomaRana
I would actually suggest browell's acraglass. It...

I would actually suggest browell's acraglass. It is clear and matte until you add pigments. The finished product looks very much like wood. When I do gun work I use the sanding dust in the acraglass...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2006, 11:37 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,168
Posted By RomaRana
Maasai Laiyok seme

This specimen is an unusual seme due to the blade’s relatively short overall length of 13 1/2". The size suggests that this knife probably belonged to a younger uncircumcised Laiyok (youth) rather...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2006, 10:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,644
Posted By RomaRana
Tulwar hilt repair.

I have a beater tulwar that I intend to repair. The blade is very loose and rocks back and forth in the hilt. The blade is fixed in the hilt with the red dye from the peepul tree. How so you suggest...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2006, 07:38 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,297
Posted By RomaRana
Is this guy getting wacked by a knobkerrie (photo)?

http://www.the-flipside.co.uk/forum/uploads/post-22-1143308820.jpg
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2006, 02:33 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 28,274
Posted By RomaRana
I had the time to page through the book today. It...

I had the time to page through the book today. It looks really good, much like the other books they put out for arms and armour only THICKER.

I am going to go to see it next friday, I will take...
Forum: Swap Forum 14th March 2006, 11:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,097
Posted By RomaRana
Sword arrived without a problem. It is a great...

Sword arrived without a problem. It is a great item.


Thanks again
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th March 2006, 10:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,087
Posted By RomaRana
WD 40 is bad news. I worked for a gunsmith and...

WD 40 is bad news. I worked for a gunsmith and every once in a while somebody would bring in a gun with 10-15 years of wd 40 use on it. WD-40 breaks down and turns into a form of varnish over the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th March 2006, 08:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,720
Posted By RomaRana
Or an Egyptian kopesh

Or an Egyptian kopesh
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2006, 03:05 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 19,137
Posted By RomaRana
The only maasai initiation weapon maasai boys get...

The only maasai initiation weapon maasai boys get is a "love" bow and arrow. For a short period of time the newly circumsised males must dress differently and live away from the community (also, not...
Forum: Swap Forum 3rd March 2006, 07:56 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,097
Posted By RomaRana
email sent

email sent
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd January 2006, 07:59 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 260,387
Posted By RomaRana
Maasai Rungu modern type from the Allen A...

Maasai Rungu modern type
from the Allen A Heflin collection
notes painted on in typical Heflin manner
20 1/2" oal
dated 1/23/65
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd January 2006, 02:27 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 4,081
Posted By RomaRana
52nd Annual Winter Antiques Show Report

For those of you who don’t know, the annual winter antiques show in NYC (66th and Park Ave armory) is being held this week. The show is always held as a benefit for the East Side House Settlement....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th January 2006, 10:11 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 27,232
Posted By RomaRana
I did not find the article yet but I found a...

I did not find the article yet but I found a plethora of other useful articles and quite frankly I found so much that I got tired of looking. The S. Q. Fatima paper was not on Jstor but there about...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th January 2006, 09:00 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 27,232
Posted By RomaRana
Just reading a printout of various historical...

Just reading a printout of various historical journals I have and the dates they have on the site.

for instance the american historical review is everything from 1895-1999

Ethnohistory...
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