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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2016, 02:03 PM
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Posted By Iain
Series with Tuaregs in Paris in 1909.

Series with Tuaregs in Paris in 1909.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2016, 02:02 PM
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Posted By Iain
Tuaregs with a telek arm dagger clearly showing.

Tuaregs with a telek arm dagger clearly showing.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2013, 12:45 PM
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Posted By Iain
A couple of additions to this thread. ...

A couple of additions to this thread.

Where: Paris Museum
When: Unknown
Who: Museum display of Tuareg warriors
Weapons visible: spears, swords
Source if known: Old French postcard

Where:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th December 2012, 11:46 AM
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Posted By Iain
Unfortunately covered in water marks but the only...

Unfortunately covered in water marks but the only copy I could find...

1910, west Kordufan, two mounted men, one in mail and metal helm, the other in quilted armor and with a kaskara. More cavalry...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2012, 01:30 PM
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Posted By Iain
Khas warriors - Cambodia. From around 1900 I...

Khas warriors - Cambodia. From around 1900 I think.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th December 2012, 04:05 PM
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Posted By Iain
Hi Charles, holding the takouba hilt down is not...

Hi Charles, holding the takouba hilt down is not unusual in period and contemporary photos. Not sure of the exact reason why - a non threatening posture maybe?

Good eye for the knife - hadn't...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th December 2012, 03:57 PM
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Posted By Iain
Two very interesting images from around 1911 to...

Two very interesting images from around 1911 to 1915 from the Bamum kingdom in Cameroon.

One photo shows the king and the other two of his sons. I find these images particularly fascinating...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th October 2012, 04:37 PM
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Posted By Iain
Where: South Tunisia When: early 1900s? Who:...

Where: South Tunisia
When: early 1900s?
Who: Berber
Weapons visible: Takouba
Source if known: Old French card

Interesting image, this does not appear to be a Tuareg and I was unaware of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st October 2012, 08:38 PM
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Posted By Iain
Thanks guys for the translation and interesting...

Thanks guys for the translation and interesting additional material. :) That's what I always wanted this thread to be - a channel to more discussion from looking at the "real thing" in photographic...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st October 2012, 04:29 PM
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Posted By Iain
Where: South Sulawesi, Indonesia When: 1920s ...

Where: South Sulawesi, Indonesia
When: 1920s
Who: Toraja
Weapons visible: Spear, shield
Source if known: Old dutch photo?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th October 2012, 12:45 PM
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Posted By Iain
Where: Dar Sila wandering sultanate (Chad) ...

Where: Dar Sila wandering sultanate (Chad)
When: unknown, early 20th century?
Who: Dar Sila Daju
Weapons visible: Kaskara
Source if known: "Dadjo Warrior Dahab, son of sultan Bakhit (Dar Sila)"....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th October 2012, 12:33 PM
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Posted By Iain
Where: Ngaoundéré, Adamawa region, North Cameroon...

Where: Ngaoundéré, Adamawa region, North Cameroon
When: unknown, early 20th century?
Who: Fulani cavalry and foot soldiers
Weapons visible: Spears, shields, takouba, I think some muskets as well...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th October 2012, 07:03 PM
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Posted By Iain
Thank you Wolf and Jonno for keeping this thread...

Thank you Wolf and Jonno for keeping this thread going!

Where: Niamey, Niger
When: 1924
Who: Chief Igounan of the Tuareg
Weapons visible: Takouba
Source if known: unknown - French photo for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd September 2012, 11:36 AM
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Posted By Iain
Time to bring this thread back. :) Where:...

Time to bring this thread back. :)

Where: Sudan
When: Unknown, early 1900s?
Who: Bisharin warriors (sub group of Beja)
Weapons visible: Spears, kaskara
Source if known: French post card
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2012, 01:10 PM
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Posted By Iain
Where: Sudan When: Unknown, early 1900s? Who:...

Where: Sudan
When: Unknown, early 1900s?
Who: Sudanese warriors, I think it is an attempt to show Madhist period but could well be later.
Weapons visible: Spears, kaskara, note the one chap in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th April 2012, 09:54 AM
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Posted By Iain
Where: French Colonial Indochina When: Unknown,...

Where: French Colonial Indochina
When: Unknown, early 1900s?
Who: Cho-Ma warriors
Weapons visible: bows, arrows, spear, axes
Source if known: French postcard
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd April 2012, 12:50 PM
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Posted By Iain
Where: French Colonial Upper Volta (Haute-Volta) ...

Where: French Colonial Upper Volta (Haute-Volta)
When: 1934
Who: Lobi hunters/warriors
Weapons visible: Axes, bows, arrows
Source if known: French postcard
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st April 2012, 10:49 AM
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Posted By Iain
Where: Central African Republic, Haute Sanga...

Where: Central African Republic, Haute Sanga province
When: 1912
Who: Baya (Gbaya) Chief and men
Weapons visible: Spears
Source if known: French postcard

For me this is a particularly...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2012, 03:54 PM
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Posted By Iain
Thanks Andrew! Where: New Caledonia When:...

Thanks Andrew!

Where: New Caledonia
When: assumed early 1900s.
Who: Kanak warriors.
Weapons visible: Spears, axe, club.
Source if known: Old French postcard.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th March 2012, 08:48 PM
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Posted By Iain
Where: Syria When: assumed early 1900s. Who:...

Where: Syria
When: assumed early 1900s.
Who: Kurdish cavalry.
Weapons visible: Spears.
Source if known: Old French postcard.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th March 2012, 10:58 PM
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Posted By Iain
Thank you to all for continuing to post...

Thank you to all for continuing to post fascinating photos. For me these images, from times when the items in our collections were still in use, is a true window into the history of what we have.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th March 2012, 07:44 PM
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Posted By Iain
Unfortunately there was no tribal attribution...

Unfortunately there was no tribal attribution with the photo. Hopefully one of our Congo experts will recognize it!

Thanks to all for the great photos. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th March 2012, 04:47 PM
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Posted By Iain
Thanks for a great start to this thread guys. To...

Thanks for a great start to this thread guys. To keep it going...

Where: Congo.
When: unknown.
Who: Warrior and his wife.
Weapons visible: A spear.
Source if known:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th March 2012, 11:37 AM
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Posted By Iain
Period Photos of People with Ethnographic Arms

Since the thread with period photos of Sahel region warriors was well received, I thought why not start a general thread on historic photos of people with ethnographic arms.

I often come across...
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