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Maurice · 26th August 2009, 09:11 AM

Hi Willem,

I am not so familiar with PNG things, however I like it very much.
Have you been to the Tropenmuseum with their incredible PNG collection?
There they are showing also a few tools and weapons.
At the commentation on those tools and weapons, I read that they didn't use metal. Only wood and bone.
So if it is a PNG handle, I don't think the blade is.

Maybe on latter period they did use metal blades by import?

Maurice

26th August 2009, 09:11 AM	#2
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,453	Hi Willem, I am not so familiar with PNG things, however I like it very much. Have you been to the Tropenmuseum with their incredible PNG collection? There they are showing also a few tools and weapons. At the commentation on those tools and weapons, I read that they didn't use metal. Only wood and bone. So if it is a PNG handle, I don't think the blade is. Maybe on latter period they did use metal blades by import? Maurice Last edited by Maurice; 26th August 2009 at 10:55 AM.