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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th June 2025, 03:44 PM
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Posted By Marc M.
Impressive chopper. Regards Marc

Impressive chopper.

Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th June 2025, 11:49 AM
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Views: 10,870
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Yuri, thanks for the info, no idea the handle...

Hi Yuri, thanks for the info, no idea the handle was/is a monetary value. You do come across loose handles.

Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th June 2025, 11:45 AM
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Views: 10,870
Posted By Marc M.
I read on the forum in an old post that when the...

I read on the forum in an old post that when the men left the village to settle a conflict, the big mandau were taken with them and the small ones stayed in the village to defend it. I also thought I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th June 2025, 08:07 AM
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Views: 10,870
Posted By Marc M.
Indeed, I forgot to mention that the piece...

Indeed, I forgot to mention that the piece sticking out is of a different material, probably antler or bone. Do you have an opinion on the blade, apparently a laminated blade is something not common?...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th June 2025, 03:13 PM
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Views: 10,870
Posted By Marc M.
Thank you for your response. Is there any...

Thank you for your response. Is there any particular reason that ivory was rarely used although the material is present?
I suppose the piece missing from my mandau is similar to your mandau. A...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd May 2025, 10:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,003
Posted By Marc M.
Dag Albert Bedankt voor uw reactie, thank you...

Dag Albert
Bedankt voor uw reactie, thank you for your response. Facinating objects that don't seem to have that much interest.
Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd May 2025, 10:34 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,870
Posted By Marc M.
I suppose a lot of ivory being offered bears the...

I suppose a lot of ivory being offered bears the heading ‘mammoth ’ because mammoth ivory is legal to trade. I think it is hard to prove that it is mammoth at the request of customs.
Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd May 2025, 10:31 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,870
Posted By Marc M.
I had no idea that ivory is rarely used to make a...

I had no idea that ivory is rarely used to make a handle for a mandau. Although the material is available locally, culturally it is apparently not the custom to use it.
Have shown the mandau to a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2025, 11:11 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,870
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Detlef It is ivory, the Schreger lines are...

Hi Detlef
It is ivory, the Schreger lines are clearly visible.
regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2025, 08:26 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,870
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Yuri About 15mm. Regards Marc

Hi Yuri

About 15mm.

Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th May 2025, 03:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,003
Posted By Marc M.
Sumpitan

Some more objects from Indonesia/Borneo. A sumpitan blowpipe/spear, 1.80 meters oal. Binding spear tip/blow pipe solid. An arrow quiver made of bamboo with the belt hook and some arrows present....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th May 2025, 03:02 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,870
Posted By Marc M.
More pictures.

More pictures.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th May 2025, 03:00 PM
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Views: 10,870
Posted By Marc M.
Mandau

I recently received some objects from a friend who lived in Indonesia with her parents in the 70-80s. Her father traveled all over Indonesia for his work and regularly brought something home. Like...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th May 2025, 01:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,735
Posted By Marc M.
Hi Detlef Thanks for the clarification in...

Hi Detlef
Thanks for the clarification in provenance, the handle made me suspect it could be from a different region da dha's I have.
Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2025, 11:20 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,080
Posted By Marc M.
Nice.

Nice.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2025, 02:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,977
Posted By Marc M.
Nice piece of forging. Regards Marc

Nice piece of forging.

Regards
Marc
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2025, 07:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,735
Posted By Marc M.
Dha/daab

Another dha/daab I couldn't resist.
Oal 70.5 cm, sword 66.5 cm, blade 44cm very sharp, thickness against the handle 7.8 mm and handle 22.5 cm. The handle is quite short compared to the other dha's I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2025, 10:02 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 8,900
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: 8,900
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
Replies: 11
Views: 8,900
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
Replies: 13
Views: 13,341
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: 77,402
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: 45
Views: 25,664
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: 77,402
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: 45
Views: 25,664
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...
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