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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2025, 05:43 PM
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Posted By Martin Lubojacky
I Let me attach photo of other long and heavy...

I Let me attach photo of other long and heavy daggers (or machetes) from the southern half of Ethiopia....
All of them are completely locally made, the biggest one can measure about 70 cm. I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th March 2025, 05:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,123
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi Marius 66, This weapon is from the...

Hi Marius 66,

This weapon is from the southern part of Ethiopia. They are still being produced, this one is older- maybe 40 years? Somewhat similar dagger is here:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th August 2024, 12:13 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 20,185
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Dear Ron and Milandro. Thank you both very much...

Dear Ron and Milandro. Thank you both very much for your help with deciphering
Regards,
Martin
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2024, 07:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 17,591
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Is the scabbard made of leather only or does it...

Is the scabbard made of leather only or does it have a wooden core?. If only leather, I would say east African
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2024, 04:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 20,185
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Philippe, Milandro, Montino - thanks It seems...

Philippe, Milandro, Montino - thanks
It seems that (probably under favourable circumstances) a leather product can last in relatively good condition for a very long time... If it is true what is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2024, 07:56 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 20,185
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Thank you! (as far as Mafsana, unfortunately I...

Thank you! (as far as Mafsana, unfortunately I cannot finf such a place on internet...)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th July 2024, 08:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 20,185
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Ethiopian Shield - request for translation from Italian

Hello, I acquired this shield (possibly Oromo?) at an international auction. Shields of this size (about 55 cm) often have a cracked edge, but this one is intact. There is an inscription on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th March 2024, 07:26 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 178,679
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Welcome to the forum ronvethe, The decoration...

Welcome to the forum ronvethe,
The decoration on the handle is even more reminiscent of regions further west than Niamey.
However: I bought a dagger with an almost identically decorated blade and,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th March 2024, 08:38 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,881
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
I've seen a bit similar (metal ones and that big)...

I've seen a bit similar (metal ones and that big) in Turkey and Transcaucasia, where they said they were for drinking...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th March 2024, 08:10 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,961
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
From the photo, it seems that the wooden...

From the photo, it seems that the wooden "skeleton" of the sheath, on which the leather was stretched, has already crumbled and fallen out. But maybe the scabbard could be restored by soaking it in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd March 2024, 08:39 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 39,449
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Thanks for the information about this book, it...

Thanks for the information about this book, it looks really very interesting, definitely a wonderful book with valuable information
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st March 2024, 08:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 56,038
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Unfortunately, I only have one years-old photo...

Unfortunately, I only have one years-old photo with me, now. It shows a Shona "sword", about 70 cm long, if I remember correctly. Apparently it had something like a wooden guard originally, which is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2024, 07:28 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,201
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi Ian, The third from the left and far right...

Hi Ian,
The third from the left and far right could be Mangbetu and Songye.
Martin
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2024, 07:14 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 125,648
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Really nice. Is it Shona, Zulu, ... ?

Really nice. Is it Shona, Zulu, ... ?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th February 2024, 12:11 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 12,085
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Yuri, these are copies of photographs that are...

Yuri,
these are copies of photographs that are in a museum in Harar, Ethiopia. I'd say they're from, like, 1920s (?).

Best,
Martin
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th February 2024, 08:39 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 12,085
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
I would like to correct myself, I got carried...

I would like to correct myself, I got carried away by what I personally call "classic afaraks".

There are, of course, other groups of purely Afar knives, which are also called gile, but they are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th February 2024, 09:34 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 12,085
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Yuri,You've got nice and typical gile. From my...

Yuri,You've got nice and typical gile.
From my point of view, what is valued in these objects is their originality, the fact that they bear signs of daily use, patina and at the same time...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th February 2024, 05:52 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 12,085
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
I believe we can see a knot from branch at the...

I believe we can see a knot from branch at the location indicated and that it is therefore wood
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2024, 07:59 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 12,085
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hello, your new gile is nice, some might say...

Hello, your new gile is nice, some might say juice of Afarland... Isnt the handle made of wood ?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2024, 11:21 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 15,581
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Yes, basically swagger sticks...

Yes, basically swagger sticks...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2024, 09:03 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 15,581
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Similar sticks, in which was hidden a blade of...

Similar sticks, in which was hidden a blade of diamond cross-section, but about 10 - 30 cm longer, used to be common in Ethiopia, where they were "importantly" worn under the arm by various guards,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2024, 06:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,892
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hello, I would say north-eastern part of Turkey...

Hello,
I would say north-eastern part of Turkey (Rize, Trabzon....)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2024, 04:57 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,543
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
And that's why I firmly believe that this dagger...

And that's why I firmly believe that this dagger was acquired by a collector....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2024, 07:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,183
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
Hi, I bought cca in 2009 in a small town...

Hi,

I bought cca in 2009 in a small town Rhumsiki in the Mandara mountains in northern Cameroon very simmilar knife (not only central rib, but also the lower part of the sheath)....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st December 2023, 06:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 27,482
Posted By Martin Lubojacky
The dagger is really nice. nevertheless the...

The dagger is really nice. nevertheless the dating by the auction house is not correct, I think. (I saw just made daggers like this in around the year 2000, which ofcourse does not mean that this is...
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