takouba on stone carving ?

RhysMichael · 29th May 2013, 11:15 PM

I was looking through Wilfred Thesiger's photos from his "Travels in Arabia" and in Volume 16 "Kuwait, Persia, Kurdistan, Abu Dhabi (1949–50)" there is this picture of a stone carving that has a hilt that to me looks to be in the same form as a takouba. I would love to hear others thoughts on this I did not think this was an area associated with these blades.

Iain · 31st May 2013, 06:00 PM

An interesting image. Personally I think it would be hard to draw a direct parallel given the rather common profile the takouba has when viewed from the side.

Still, neat find!

29th May 2013, 11:15 PM	#1
RhysMichael Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 520	takouba on stone carving ? I was looking through Wilfred Thesiger's photos from his "Travels in Arabia" and in Volume 16 "Kuwait, Persia, Kurdistan, Abu Dhabi (1949–50)" there is this picture of a stone carving that has a hilt that to me looks to be in the same form as a takouba. I would love to hear others thoughts on this I did not think this was an area associated with these blades. Attached Images

31st May 2013, 06:00 PM	#2
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,708	An interesting image. Personally I think it would be hard to draw a direct parallel given the rather common profile the takouba has when viewed from the side. Still, neat find!