15th September 2010, 11:33 PM | #1 |
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Blades found in Marrakech, Morocco
Am now in Marrakech , and I snapped pics of blades I can find. But let me first of all qualify that I don't know how old or how authentic these pieces are. I don't know anything about them as in I don't even know their names!
Well, at least I know one name now, after reading Lee's article. Without further ado, the pics will be posted in two batches. This first batch pertains to those displayed in the bar of a luxury resort, Amanjena. Being a top-quality resort, I'm presuming that they were able to get good samples. Last edited by migueldiaz; 16th September 2010 at 12:00 AM. |
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Here's the rest of the close-ups --
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[continuation ...]
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[this completes batch no. 1]
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15th September 2010, 11:50 PM | #5 |
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Here's the 2nd batch, taken from reputable antique shops in Marrakech --
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some more ...
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the rest of the 2nd and last batch ...
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15th September 2010, 11:57 PM | #8 |
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here's some pics also from a book i was browsing ...
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15th September 2010, 11:59 PM | #9 |
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still from the same book, and that's it
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16th September 2010, 02:33 AM | #10 |
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Thanks for the pictures. Nice. Crap! - Next time I am in Marrakech I will go for the antique shops. Impossible to find anything in the medinas - I tried, even in Fez.......
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I'll surely post pics of Fil. blades I'll be able to take, following the guidelines of those museums. As a side note, after being in Morocco and reading this thread, all the more it's getting clearer to me how a museum curator can do the honest mistake of placing together the blades per pic below. This Wikipedia article is also helpful, and I quote:
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17th September 2010, 09:01 AM | #12 |
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hello my friend!!
[QUOTE=migueldiaz]Thanks for the comments, Jose. Am now in Barcelona and will be in Madrid soon, to visit museums where I can find Filipino weapons. Am retracing the steps of Engar and Carlos
Hello again!! i hope you are happy in Spain!! When you go to Madrid remember that the Spanish Army Museum is in Toledo now,recently opened again, near Madrid and a very good place to visit. best rergards carlos Last edited by carlos; 17th September 2010 at 09:02 AM. Reason: My bad english |
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Thanks for sharing all the pics from your travels. It affords many of us an opportunity to see pieces from areas we may never get an opportunity to travel to.
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17th September 2010, 05:37 PM | #14 | |
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Thanks for the tip. Will surely head to that museum then, when I get to Madrid a few days from now. This morning, I was at the Victor Balaguer museum (at Vilanova I La Gertru) and they allowed me to take pics of the ones in storage. I found a few interesting (if not intriguing) pieces there, which pics I'll post very soon, for commentary. I still have a half day here in Barcelona, tomorrow. I was planning to go to the Tarragona museum you visited. What's the address of the museum, if I may ask? (because I cannot find it in the Internet). Thanks in advance! Hello Rick, Thanks too for the note. Am just trying to contribute back to the "community" Best wishes. Lorenz |
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17th September 2010, 10:06 PM | #15 |
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[QUOTE=migueldiaz]Hello Carlos!
Thanks for the tip. Will surely head to that museum then, when I get to Madrid a few days from now. This morning, I was at the Victor Balaguer museum (at Vilanova I La Gertru) and they allowed me to take pics of the ones in storage. I found a few interesting (if not intriguing) pieces there, which pics I'll post very soon, for commentary. I still have a half day here in Barcelona, tomorrow. I was planning to go to the Tarragona museum you visited. What's the address of the museum, if I may ask? (because I cannot find it in the Internet). Thanks in advance! . Hello !! I just send you a private mail with mor instructions, but in advanve and to all the forum the museum is in La Nao street 12, near church of Tarragona. A link with more information. http://www.costadoradaonline.net/Tar...s_DeArmas.html In The other museum, in Vilanova, you are a lucky man!! I wait too this pictures of the store. best regards carlos |
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Please, please take great BIG photos of PI/Moro pieces and post!
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18th September 2010, 04:01 AM | #17 |
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Awe some!!! Holy cow...it's like being a kid in a Candy Shop! My wife would have to drag me out of those shops!! Wish they had nice ones like that in each country...look like quality goods...I bet the price was quite high as well!
Great photo documentation! Thanks so much for sharing, Miguel! Can't wait to see more pictures during your ongoing travels....gives me the traveling itch...where should I go Sigh...have to wait... |
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Thanks again, Carlos. You are the best!
Jose, will do that for sure. And I found a barung at the Victor Balaguer museum from the 1880's Spain exhibition in which the description in the tag is surely most interesting. Am just organizing the pics and will post soon. Nathaniel, thanks for the comments. And that's exactly what I felt (kid in a candy shop). The other thought was, 'too many blades, too little time' And yes, the price was very high. If my wife was not giving me the dagger look as I was caressing them, I would have succumbed to the temptation ... and will have to tell the kids to stop schooling for a few years Back to Moroccan blades, I stumble upon this shop in Barcelona which sells mostly replicas. I was planning to buy an ersatz koummya, but there was none. Just the same, it was fun looking at such a room full of 'toys'. |
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Here's some more pics from that shop, plus two pics from another shop along the same street.
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The last two are from "Fuji Esports", a Martial Arts shop very close to Plaça Sant Jaume.
Ah, the memories... Thank you for sharing your trip with us, Lorenz |
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By the way, in all the museums I have visited here in Spain, the staff are super-helpful To all: I visited this morning the Museo Nacional de Antroplogia located in Madrid. And I found several related items (i.e., African) -- |
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Nice. You know just thinking I wish that Khalid had a website.....
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