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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2025, 10:02 AM
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Posted By Marc M.
What I want to say with my text is that clubs...

What I want to say with my text is that clubs were used in touareg society by a certain caste in the past. It is unfortunate that there are no images in the catalog of this little known weapon. But...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2025, 02:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,225
Posted By Marc M.
Touareg club: taburi, tabouri, aburi. Usually a...

Touareg club: taburi, tabouri, aburi. Usually a wooden club was the only weapon the slaves, iklan,were allowed to carry. Cf Nicolaisen 1963. From the catalogue of the touareg exhibition Brussels...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2025, 02:31 PM
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Posted By Marc M.
Touareg knots: taburi, tabouri, aburi. Usually a...

Touareg knots: taburi, tabouri, aburi. Usually a wooden club was the only weapon the slaves, iklan,were allowed to carry. Cf Nicolaisen 1963. From the catalogue of the touareg exhibition Brussels...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2025, 03:39 PM
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Views: 9,224
Posted By Marc M.
Cool stuff, looks very functional and used. Can't...

Cool stuff, looks very functional and used. Can't say anything meaningful about it unfortunately.

Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd April 2025, 01:47 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 70,724
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Detlef, thanks for the tip. The laminated...

Hi Detlef, thanks for the tip. The laminated blade does not show up well in the photos, New photo slightly better but not as it is.
Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st April 2025, 10:36 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,994
Posted By Marc M.
These are the only koumiyas I have, perhaps too...

These are the only koumiyas I have, perhaps too few to confirm my thesis, on all three the shape of the handle is such that an integrated 'hand stop' is formed. On the middle one this is very...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st March 2025, 09:41 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 70,724
Posted By Marc M.
Out of my comfort zone, a sikin panjang, Sumatra....

Out of my comfort zone, a sikin panjang, Sumatra. I have a weakness for simple straightforward choppers. Oal 72.5 cm, laminated blade, horn handle with a large dry crack. Should I do anything to keep...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th March 2025, 09:51 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,994
Posted By Marc M.
I agree that in the past the koumiya was a weapon...

I agree that in the past the koumiya was a weapon and not just an ornament. As in many cultures, the richer the higher the quality of an object such as the koumiya. It doesn't help that the koumiya...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th March 2025, 03:36 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,994
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Jim Congratulations on your first koumiya. I...

Hi Jim
Congratulations on your first koumiya. I got to know koumiyas in the late 1990s when an exhibition on Morocco was taking place at the Africa Museum. The catalogue of the exhibition did not...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2025, 03:03 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,528
Posted By Marc M.
According to the seller, the text on the blade is...

According to the seller, the text on the blade is : we fear no tyrant. According to my son's translation app : every oppressor has an end. So the translations are in the same sphere.
The small mark...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd March 2025, 11:56 AM
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Views: 4,528
Posted By Marc M.
Jambiya thouma translation wanted

My latest jambiya thouma with a text and figure of a snake engraved on the blade and a mark on the back of the scabbard. E2n of my takouba has a similar snake engraved on it. Strange that a figure...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th March 2025, 02:44 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,342
Posted By Marc M.
Mandara region?

Mandara region?
Forum: European Armoury 9th March 2025, 11:27 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 28,709
Posted By Marc M.
Hi RobT Like you, a good blade is the first...

Hi RobT
Like you, a good blade is the first thing I look for, not always obvious. Most koummyas made in the last decades are for those who travel, often high quality except for the blade. I have no...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th March 2025, 09:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 18,202
Posted By Marc M.
Detlef and Teodor, thank you for your response. I...

Detlef and Teodor, thank you for your response. I searched for years to find this quality and shape, so reasonably satisfied.
Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th March 2025, 09:39 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 18,202
Posted By Marc M.
Beda.

Beda.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th March 2025, 09:38 AM
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Views: 18,202
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Tim Similar specimens, Bida, on...

Hi Tim
Similar specimens, Bida, on africanarms.com site, site back on the net. Never come across one before, rarer than the telek. Nice.
Regards
Marc
Forum: European Armoury 6th March 2025, 03:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 28,709
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Rob I can't help you further with the mark...

Hi Rob
I can't help you further with the mark but great blade.
Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th March 2025, 02:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 18,202
Posted By Marc M.
Latest telek tuareg arm dagger, oal 46.5 cm,...

Latest telek tuareg arm dagger, oal 46.5 cm, dagger 46 cm, length blade 43 cm, width at handle 3.8 cm and thickness blade to handle 4.5 mm. Blade with a diamond cross-section, solid quality blade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2025, 03:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 34,480
Posted By Marc M.
I am currently unable to present these objects as...

I am currently unable to present these objects as I wish due to my wife's illness. Only a particle has been presented, the rest is somewhat in a heap in my office. Takouba and kaskara and some more...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2025, 10:50 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 34,480
Posted By Marc M.
[QUOTE=Jim McDougall;296164] Hi Jim No...

[QUOTE=Jim McDougall;296164]

Hi Jim

No problem, I'm happy to contribute.
This spear was reserved only for the 'nobles', imouhar and a weapon essential for warfare. Made entirely of iron,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2025, 10:43 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 34,480
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Detlef Thanks and you are right and cleaned...

Hi Detlef
Thanks and you are right and cleaned up the foot more. More balance now between foot and tip.
Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2025, 10:27 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 34,480
Posted By Marc M.
Tuareg allar(h) old spear

An old Tuareg allar(h) spear, 173 cm. It had a thick layer of black paint on it , removed with a paint stripping paste and brushed away the paint layer with a brass brush. Derusted with sandpaper, 3m...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2025, 09:33 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 34,237
Posted By Marc M.
According to my source, collector/dealer, the...

According to my source, collector/dealer, the swords are late 19th, early 20th century. Of the 60 fang swords that passed through his hands, half were with thin blades.
Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2025, 10:34 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 34,237
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Detlef I doubted about your sword, the...

Hi Detlef
I doubted about your sword, the damage to the blade was not a problem but the one on the handle was just too big for me. Otherwise fine sword.
Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2025, 10:30 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 34,237
Posted By Marc M.
From top to bottom, sword 1: against the handle...

From top to bottom, sword 1: against the handle 5mm, in the middle 2mm and at the tip 1.2mm. Sword 2: 3.3mm, 2.4mm and 0.7mm. Sword 3: 3.9mm, 2.2mm and1.6mm.
Agreed that the average Central African...
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