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15th July 2013, 06:28 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th July 2013, 03:30 PM
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Looks beautiful. I wonder how often they are...
Looks beautiful. I wonder how often they are lacquered... the Kayapo clubs you see today (used in protests moreso than fights now) come in a variety of finishes, roughly hewn out or finely sanded...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2013, 06:51 AM
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28th June 2013, 08:38 PM
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25th June 2013, 06:24 AM
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Price Reductions:
Apinaje bow and 2 arrows...
Price Reductions:
Apinaje bow and 2 arrows ------------- $380 $300
Yanomamö dueling club ---------------- $400 $300
Chinese trousse set ------------------- $80
Chinese fighting knife...
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18th June 2013, 06:59 AM
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Forum: Swap Forum
18th June 2013, 05:49 AM
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Amazonian and Chinese things for sale
For sale:
Apinaje bow and 2 arrows ------------- $380
Yanomamö dueling club ---------------- $400
Chinese trousse set ------------------- $80
Chinese fighting knife ------------------ $230...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th June 2013, 04:44 AM
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Yes! Exactly.
Na is palm down, and Lan is...
Yes! Exactly.
Na is palm down, and Lan is palm up. For the spear, if you have your left hand forward, your spear would lan or na, left or right, to block incoming stabs as guided by your left...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th June 2013, 12:01 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th June 2013, 11:58 AM
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The hour-glass ones, you mean the Aputu?
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The hour-glass ones, you mean the Aputu?
They're mainly from the Carib and Arawak tribes. Caribs including island Carib, Kali'na, Ye'kwana, etc. and the related Makushi and other groups. The whole...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th June 2013, 01:26 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th June 2013, 05:43 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th June 2013, 04:36 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2013, 03:31 AM
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Hmm, that sounds like something my shigong has...
Hmm, that sounds like something my shigong has told me, in swordplay, that the front is the "tiger side" and the back is the "dragon side"... and in fist-fighting (or any melee combat) there's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2013, 07:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2013, 06:52 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2013, 06:28 PM
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Thanks Timo and Neil! :)
Yes I have seen the...
Thanks Timo and Neil! :)
Yes I have seen the various names listed in 長鎗法選 but I wasn't sure what the English names are... for example I doubt a wood dealer in my area would know what a cow pound...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2013, 06:21 AM
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It does look to be Paiwanese
though... I hate...
It does look to be Paiwanese
though... I hate to admit it, but I still sometimes get Rukai and Paiwan blades mixed up.
I'm not sure why the snake had appendages, not sure if it was intentional...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2013, 06:21 AM
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Looks like a typical Paiwan blade to me.
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Looks like a typical Paiwan blade to me.
They say the "sheath needs a pillow to rest on, and so that's what the box is"... :shrug:
The box does keep the main part of the sheath and blade off...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th June 2013, 11:28 PM
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Question: Chinese spears
I have some questions about the "king of the Chinese weapons".
I myself am going to order some spearheads from a Taiwanese smith I know, and it brought up questions in my head I hadn't considered...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2013, 03:31 PM
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This discussion makes me wonder...
in the...
This discussion makes me wonder...
in the case of Chinese sabers/dao, why handles shifted from straight and carved handles, many of rectangular cross-section... to rounder/oval handles especially...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th May 2013, 02:50 PM
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I have seen photos and video of Veddas in Sri...
I have seen photos and video of Veddas in Sri Lanka carrying axes by letting the lower end of the ax-head rest on their shoulder blade with the handle going over their collar-bone and chest...
so...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2013, 03:46 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2013, 03:59 PM
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a kukri for ID please
My friend gave me this old kukri with a broken handle.
I don't know much about kukris, so I figured you guys could help me out.
Looks like a similar shape to the "budhume" kukris? Too fat to be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2013, 01:49 PM
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Good points Tim. Using stone and bone tools is...
Good points Tim. Using stone and bone tools is more time consuming because the tool edges tend to be less durable or less sharp (depends if stone or bone or ?) but if the surviving examples of "stone...
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