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#31 | |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Aussie Bush
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I'm not so sure. Occasional items slip through the cracks. Every now and then (much less commonly than in the 1990s), the odd item is misidentified and ends up to be a real sleeper. This is still the case with some Filipino items, for example--not so much the Moro pieces but less common swords and knives from other Filipino cultures about which we have much less information. Filipino collectors (i.e., those from within the culture) are providing more and more information about their ethnographic arms and armor, helping us to better understand important and valuable pieces of their rich culture. |
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Russia
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I definitely agree with you about tribal ethnographic weapons. But, Oriental arms (Indo-Persian, Ottoman, etc.) in recent years, has been actively monitored by all collectors. |
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#33 |
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Join Date: May 2019
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I cannot make a lot out of it, what is legible appears to be the usual stuff such as Qur'an 48:1. There is also a maker's inscription
عمل ابر[ا]هيم 'Work of Ibrahim' |
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#34 |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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Thanks Kwiatek!
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