It is not metal

galvano · 2nd March 2006, 06:43 PM

Here a knife papou.
It is in bone.
It is a fémur of casoar
galvano

Tim Simmons · 2nd March 2006, 07:14 PM

Very nice, love the scabbard, first make your string

great condition

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Flavio · 2nd March 2006, 07:21 PM

As a preihistoric archaeologist these kind of things always fascinate me

No one can show pics of axes or adzes with stone blade? I have only one small adze and later i will post some pics

Flavio · 2nd March 2006, 07:53 PM

Here are pics. The blade seems more and more time re-sharpenned

I don't know for sure the provenience, but i think New Guinea, maybe Irian Jaya

fearn · 3rd March 2006, 02:12 AM

As Galvano pointed out, a sharpened cassowary leg bone is pretty characteristic of Papua. Whether it's from Papua New Guinea or Irian Jaya is anyone's guess. I don't see anything stylistic that would help.

There's a nice description of the use of these daggers by the Miyanmin (central PNG) in Tim Flannery's Throwim Way Leg, which is a fun book in any case.

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2nd March 2006, 06:43 PM	#1
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	It is not metal Here a knife papou. It is in bone. It is a fémur of casoar galvano Attached Images

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Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Here are pics. The blade seems more and more time re-sharpenned I don't know for sure the provenience, but i think New Guinea, maybe Irian Jaya Attached Images

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2nd March 2006, 07:14 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	Very nice, love the scabbard, first make your string great condition .

2nd March 2006, 07:21 PM	#3
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	As a preihistoric archaeologist these kind of things always fascinate me No one can show pics of axes or adzes with stone blade? I have only one small adze and later i will post some pics

3rd March 2006, 02:12 AM	#5
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	As Galvano pointed out, a sharpened cassowary leg bone is pretty characteristic of Papua. Whether it's from Papua New Guinea or Irian Jaya is anyone's guess. I don't see anything stylistic that would help. There's a nice description of the use of these daggers by the Miyanmin (central PNG) in Tim Flannery's Throwim Way Leg, which is a fun book in any case. F