When in Toronto, do not miss the Royal Ontario Museum

Emanuel · 20th June 2009, 02:07 PM

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Emanuel · 20th June 2009, 02:13 PM

That was essentially it for the European collection. There used to be a fairly large collection of pistols and guns, but it's gone now.

The rest of the pics show a nice collection of African, Indian and Persian (misc Middle-Eastern) items. Lots of gold, jade, rock crystal and wootz!

Some really nice clubs too, the Fijian and Papuan ones are HUGE

Emanuel · 20th June 2009, 02:16 PM

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Emanuel · 20th June 2009, 02:26 PM

That was essentially it for arms and armour. I didn't take pictures of all other ethnographic items, but as Lee said, the museum does deserve a full day visit. It is quite strong in the natural history department, as well as Asian and Mediterranean cultures, particularly BA Greco-Roman. Writing this I realize I didn't take pictures of the Chinese and Japanese exhibits, which do include some very good suits of armour, and a good range of swords and pole-arms.

I have a contact at the museum, and I will see about getting access to the stuff in the vaults.

Emanuel

--here is a parting shot of the ROM --

TVV · 20th June 2009, 07:41 PM

Manolo. those are magnificent, thank you very much for sharing!

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Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	That was essentially it for the European collection. There used to be a fairly large collection of pistols and guns, but it's gone now. The rest of the pics show a nice collection of African, Indian and Persian (misc Middle-Eastern) items. Lots of gold, jade, rock crystal and wootz! Some really nice clubs too, the Fijian and Papuan ones are HUGE Attached Images

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Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	That was essentially it for arms and armour. I didn't take pictures of all other ethnographic items, but as Lee said, the museum does deserve a full day visit. It is quite strong in the natural history department, as well as Asian and Mediterranean cultures, particularly BA Greco-Roman. Writing this I realize I didn't take pictures of the Chinese and Japanese exhibits, which do include some very good suits of armour, and a good range of swords and pole-arms. I have a contact at the museum, and I will see about getting access to the stuff in the vaults. Emanuel --here is a parting shot of the ROM -- Attached Images

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TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,666	Manolo. those are magnificent, thank you very much for sharing!