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I HAVE WHAT I THINK IS A OLDER FORM OF NAGA AX . THE BLADE IS 24.8 CM. X 12 CM AND THE TOTAL LEGNTH IS 50.2 CM. LONG TOTAL. WOOD HANDLE WITH SMOOTH WEAR AND HEAVY PATINA, FORGED IRON FERRULE AND BUTT STRAP. FROM A OLD DUTCH COLLECTION CIRCA 19TH CENTURY.
#1, #2. & #3. TWO PICTURES OF MY UNUSUAL AX. AND ONE PICTURE WITH MY OTHER NAGA AXES FOR COMPARISON. #4. OLD PICTURE OF NAGA WEAPONS WITH OLDER FORM OF AX SIMULAR BUT NOT THE SAME AS MY EXAMPLE. CIRC 1873. #5. ANOTHER OLD PICTURE OF NAGA WEAPONS EXAMPLES OF MANY FORMS #6. NAGA WARRIORS #7. KONYAK, NAGA #8. NAGAS CIRCA 1930 #9.NAGAS #10. NAGA DAO WITH UNUSUAL SCABBARD #11. VARIOUS NAGA WEAPONS #12. NAGA WARRIOR, OLD PICTURE ALL OPINIONS AND INFORMATION WELCOME. ![]() Last edited by VANDOO; 5th February 2015 at 05:51 PM. |
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Hi VANDOO, seems like only you and me...
Nice interesting piece, not sure if it is in fact Naga, the profile of the handle is different. Maybe Assam or elsewhere in South East Asia. If from an old Dutch collection, perhaps Indonesia somewhere. Hopefully, someone will know ![]() |
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I haven't said anything, cuz I don't have a clue. I like it. Somehow feels Cambodian to me.
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I could be wrong (I often am) but to me it looks more like one of the elaborate throwing knives/axes from Africa.........
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THANKS! FOR THE REPLIES ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE AS I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING JUST LIKE IT IN ANY OF THE PLACES MENTIONED. (BUT THEN I HAVE NOT SEEN EVERYTHING YET
![]() THE ONLY THING I AM SURE OF IS ITS OLDER THAN THE OTHER NAGA AXES I HAVE. MY KNOWLEGE OF ALL THINGS NAGA IS LIMITED AND THERE DOES SEEM TO BE QUITE A VARIETY OF WEAPONS SAID TO HAVE BEEN USED BY THE VARIOUS NAGA TRIBES IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE BLADE AND THE ABSENCE OF HAIR AND THE IRON FERRULES ON THE HANDLE DOES SET IT APART FROM TODAYS EXAMPLES. IF IT IS NAGA IT IS AN ATYPICAL FORM OR SOMETHING MODIFIED BY AN INDIVIDUAL. I TOO AM REMINDED OF AFRICAN THROWING KNIVES BUT THE BALANCE IS ALL WRONG ON THIS ITEM. MOST AFRICAN THROWING KNIVES I HAVE SEEN ARE ALL IRON WITH A FIBER OR CLOTH WRAPPED GRIP. I WILL USE THIS POST TO PUT ALL THE PICTURES OF NAGA ITEMS I HAVE FOR A REFERENCE WHICH CAN HOPEFULLY BE ADDED TO IN FUTURE. |
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NAGA PICTURES
#1. UNUSUAL FORM, KABUI DAO, SAID TO BE FOR DANCE. #2. PLATE FROM A OLD BOOK, VARIOUS NAGA WEAPONS #3. MISHMI NAGAS, ASSAM 1922 #4. NAGAS 1870 TO 1880 #5. NAGA SKULL RACK, SORRY FOR THE PICTURE QUALITY. ![]() #6.NAGA AX , DAO #7. NAGA AX DAO, 30 INCHES LONG #8. NAGA AX, DAO, 28 IN. LONG, CIRCA. 1900 #9. TWO NAGA AXES, WITH SCABBARDS AND BELTS #10. DISPLAY WITH NAGA SHIELD AND SEVERAL NAGA AX, DAO #11. OLD BOOK PLATE NAGA WITH FANCY HEADRESS WITH BUFFALOW HORNS AND HORNBILL SKULLS. #12. NAGA CROSSBOW AND A RAT TRAP. VERY POOR PICTURE BUT SHOWS THE UNUSUAL FORM. ![]() |
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Here are some of mine to add to the collection.
I have posted some of these before, but it is better to have them all in one place. The first and second to last are the metal shafted examples. Numbers 6 and 7 in Dave A's post. Regards Roy |
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I'm currently rereading James C Scott's The Art of Not Being Governed, which is a great history of "Upland Southeast Asia" and helps explain the origin of the great diversity of peoples in the area.
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A VERY NICE COLLECTION WITH SOME COOL ITEMS I HAD NOT SEEN BEFORE. HERE ARE A FEW MORE PICTURES. #1., #9, 
 kachin dao, 88cm. LONG
#2. NAGA WEAPONS PLATE FROM RAWSON'S BOOK #3. REPLICA OF A NAGA HEADHUNTING TROPHY WITH A SPEAR POINT FINAL #4, #5, #6, & #8. NAGA DAO 78 CM. LONG, NOTE DESIGNS ON SCABBARD DETAIL. #7. NAGA DAO 81 CM. LONG FIRST HALF OF 20TH CENTURY Last edited by VANDOO; 6th March 2015 at 06:11 AM. |
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Blacklacrau,
From the attached illustration it appears that your weapon may be a dao originating with the Konyak Nagas. See my earlier post in this thread, #10 - Dave A. Last edited by DaveA; 6th March 2015 at 09:00 PM. Reason: remove duplicate information |
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Best, Dave A. |
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Guess I'll get in on this, more so, than just my mystery sword. Here are three Items, I've had for a while now. The spear, and axe, I know are Naga. The sickle, I dunno. The ebay auction said it was a Vietnam bringback. The spear has been repaired, and the axe, could be tourista. Well, here they are.
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The axe seems likely to originate with the Konyak Naga based on the information I have. The shape of the blade is indicative as is the red and black hair. The ancestor figure carving I have not seen before nor is it mentioned in the references I have. It reminds me of carvings by the Paiwan (Taiwan aboriginals) on their weapons.
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Hello all,
have been busy with renovations so very inactive in regards to the forum. Saw this great thread and thought I'd display my Naga items. Apologies for background and the items being a bit in disarray, house is a bit of a shambles at the moment. best wishes to all imas560 |
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