Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2023, 05:46 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2023, 05:44 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th March 2023, 05:04 AM
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Replies: 14
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Hi David,
Thank you. I look forward to...
Hi David,
Thank you. I look forward to learning through the eyes of more learned students of Keris.
Funny, thing, and I know it should be properly treated, but in the first image of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2023, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th March 2023, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 27,407
Java Keris
I have kept several Java keris over the years but have never really dived beyond the surface or the type, typically, just kept what I have liked for one reason or another.
When I think about this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2023, 12:29 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th March 2023, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th March 2023, 02:53 AM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th March 2023, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,082
Hi David,
Interesting history within.
...
Hi David,
Interesting history within.
Personally I do not see much age to any of the keris.
I don't think they harken back to what would be considered antiquity, although from the history...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2023, 04:48 AM
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Replies: 132
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2023, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 132
Views: 29,341,602
Hi Kai,
I'm in the OTOH basket......
Hi Kai,
I'm in the OTOH basket... they've already been presented and the type require context. Further to this, from the type presented, there have been other related type thrown in because of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2023, 01:57 AM
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Replies: 132
Views: 29,341,602
Hi Ian,
I've not yet any foot in either camp...
Hi Ian,
I've not yet any foot in either camp as to what the symbolism actually is, only what I see with what was previously presented and how I view iconography within this thread.
I think the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2023, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 132
Views: 29,341,602
Hello Kai,
I respectfully disagree with...
Hello Kai,
I respectfully disagree with regards to exclusion.
Perhaps these images grouped together, they may highlight the importance of this example within context of the discussion.
Apart...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2023, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 132
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2023, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2023, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 3
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Bronze age weapons reading list enquiry
Over the years, I've taken more of an interest in bronze age weapons from China Asia and Europe.
I know the collecting facet is fraught with danger and I often wince at the thought of going down...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2023, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th March 2023, 05:12 PM
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Is there merit in the hole being used for wrist...
Is there merit in the hole being used for wrist wrapping/cord, like some sort of the Munsala/Mansala type cloth specific to the region... seems like a practical thing to have if one was travelling...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th March 2023, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2023, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2023, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: European Armoury
16th March 2023, 03:00 AM
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Replies: 3
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I've not much to add to what has been said...
I've not much to add to what has been said already. All I can add is I've seen several in the marketplace of late that have the hammer and spike ends threaded into the main part... I'm no idea if...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2023, 12:13 AM
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Replies: 132
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SS
It is still a few weeks away... will...
SS
It is still a few weeks away... will share more when in hand.
With regards to the Coteng "wing" reference made earlier, this is what I mean, seen in the images.
Perhaps one of our Thai...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th March 2023, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 7
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I know there are only so many ways a weapon or...
I know there are only so many ways a weapon or tool can be made,but it fascinates me how Naga use the same construction method, albeit with timber/Bamboo cores in their handles and the weapons from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2023, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 132
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