Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th June 2007, 10:12 AM
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dear Ben,
at first:
You wrote your...
dear Ben,
at first:
You wrote your answer between the lines I have written in my answer so it looks almost if I have written it, maybe you can edit that?
second: reading before you answer...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th June 2007, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 60
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Hi Ben,
If you should have read the book...
Hi Ben,
If you should have read the book that you bougth from me ( Schwaner ) you could clearly see on page 80 of the second part,that Schwaner give an excelent explanation about the use and...
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28th June 2007, 04:53 AM
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Hi Ben,
I also did my homework.
I agree...
Hi Ben,
I also did my homework.
I agree with you that its not proven that the dohong was traditional used as a weapon.In those times there where no photographs made.
But we have also the work of...
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27th June 2007, 05:14 PM
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27th June 2007, 08:31 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2007, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2007, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 3
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Celebes Kobiti and katandu swords
Some years ago I did some recearch to the rare Celebes " Kobiti" swords.
Interesting I think because they seem to have " just walked away" from the bronze age but survived into the 19th century.
I...
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23rd June 2007, 07:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2007, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 31,110
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22nd June 2007, 10:21 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2007, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 12
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Its good possible that its a Mendalam type,...
Its good possible that its a Mendalam type, however it doesn't have the typical "gear wheel" ( see my own example) carving on the handle.That wheel is found on many Mendalam hilts carved around 1900...
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20th June 2007, 11:18 AM
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12th June 2007, 04:47 AM
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8th June 2007, 07:40 PM
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Dha,keris and some other stuff for sale
I have a nice dha with silver decorations for sale.
also a very nice keris again with silver decorations.
silver pedang lurus, badek etc.
see also my website for more pics and descriptions....
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21st May 2007, 04:34 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2007, 06:43 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th May 2007, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 13,866
Hi Ben,
Are you sure your'e able to see the...
Hi Ben,
Are you sure your'e able to see the difference between goats and humans? I agree that sometimes there's not much difference between them.Certainly when she's beginning to talk late in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2007, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 25
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We should beware only see mandaus with a nice...
We should beware only see mandaus with a nice dark patina as really old only.
I have seen some museum collections which contains tribal art pieces with provenance that looks brand new made but where...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2007, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 13,866
My first mandau
As collector is quite normal that trough the years many items come and many items go. One one way or another I could not part with this and now after years I know why.Its the first mandau I ever...
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4th May 2007, 08:17 PM
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Dayak hair shield Moro shield
This shield just rolled of from our "production line".
I love making miniature shields and encouraged by some tribal art dealers who bought some other examples here are the "newest" models.
They...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2007, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 12
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Hi Ben,
I think its an quite old one because...
Hi Ben,
I think its an quite old one because of the small hooked handle,the blade begins with some cm non edged wich is ending in a kind of rib,scabbard wich is rich decorated with human/goat hair...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2007, 02:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2007, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 12
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very old type mandau
This mandau just slipped into my private collection.
I think a very old piece, quite small grip, very nice scrollwork on tip of the blade and scabbard decorated with big tufts of human hair.
note...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th April 2007, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 7
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Hi Willem,
Its indeed a shield but of a so...
Hi Willem,
Its indeed a shield but of a so called "headless turtle" wich couldn't find the exit so thats why it has such strange knobs,by bouncing his neck to the walls.
Its forbidden to collect...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th April 2007, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,992
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