Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd November 2006, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 29
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Hi back, Katana,
Actually, I was refering to...
Hi back, Katana,
Actually, I was refering to the non-iconographic elements of the carving as being a key to identifying this piece. The Buddhist symbolism is clear, the question is, what ethnic...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2006, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2006, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 29
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Actually, Bon is the indigenous, pre-Buddhist...
Actually, Bon is the indigenous, pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet. Bon practitioners regard it as being a form of Buddhism that pre-dates Gautama Buddha by tens of millenia. It contains many elements...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2006, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 3
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Looks like a piece made by a Spanish company...
Looks like a piece made by a Spanish company called Excalibur in the mid-1960's - mid-1970's. I believe the company is now known as Swords of Spain and still makes a lot of the same designs....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2006, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2006, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,322
At first I was skeptical about this actually...
At first I was skeptical about this actually being a phurba at all, mostly because of the style of carving which at first glance does look African in its execution. After closer consideration of the...
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