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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 13th March 2016, 07:54 PM
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Posted By LJ
Many thanks for the suggestion. A "bosun's...

Many thanks for the suggestion. A "bosun's starter" is certainly a more interesting type of object than a fish basher!

The shaft is flexible and whippy, and I could imagine that it would hurt if...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 12th March 2016, 10:59 PM
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Views: 18,308
Posted By LJ
Just to complicate things further. This was part...

Just to complicate things further. This was part of a collection of unidentified African items, so because my brain runs in straight lines and bearing in mind the copper wire wrapping, my first...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd January 2016, 06:15 PM
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Views: 18,349
Posted By LJ
I did think, after I'd posed the question,...

I did think, after I'd posed the question, whether it was from Arnhem Land, but I really should have read Vandoo's post before asking !
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st December 2015, 06:50 PM
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Views: 18,349
Posted By LJ
I don't think Speiser comments whether they are...

I don't think Speiser comments whether they are for war or judicial spearings, but his book is always well worth a good look. He spent two years in the field (1910-1912), so I like to think his...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th December 2015, 02:20 PM
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Views: 18,349
Posted By LJ
I've checked Felix Speiser's book 'Ethnology of...

I've checked Felix Speiser's book 'Ethnology of Vanuatu', and he gives a few paragraphs on these Santo weapons. He calls them javelins, because they were thrown. "The material for the bone spikes is...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 11th December 2015, 02:00 PM
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Views: 11,050
Posted By LJ
I've never seen anything like it, but I've...

I've never seen anything like it, but I've checked the online database of the Pitt Rivers Museum and they list a paddle from Ghana with a three-pronged blade. The British Museum appear not to have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2015, 01:27 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 60,865
Posted By LJ
In my ignorance, I catalogued this as being from...

In my ignorance, I catalogued this as being from Kafiristan, because of the way the base is 'stepped' - which looks similar to a Kafiri dagger. So, now I know better !

Unfortunately, the wooden...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th July 2015, 06:39 PM
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Views: 7,720
Posted By LJ
I've seen a similar club with the origin...

I've seen a similar club with the origin identified as Ingessana, but I wouldn't be surprised if this one was Turkana. The Pitt Rivers Museum has a very good website of images of things from Southern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2015, 10:00 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,246
Posted By LJ
I would also say New Caledonia, and old. A...

I would also say New Caledonia, and old. A lovely example.

It's worth looking at the British Museum Collections catalogue online, where there are dozens of New caledonia clubs: some with similar...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th December 2014, 09:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,103
Posted By LJ
There seem to be only two old examples known of...

There seem to be only two old examples known of this sort of club; one in the British Museum and the other in Cambridge University Museum. For a description and illustrations see Peter Buck's 1944...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th December 2014, 10:41 PM
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Views: 6,080
Posted By LJ
A lovely bargain. I do like the tasteful...

A lovely bargain. I do like the tasteful decoration of those wooden scabbards.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd November 2014, 06:33 PM
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Views: 18,014
Posted By LJ
That had set me thinking also, then I remembered...

That had set me thinking also, then I remembered the photographs of the trees in the WWI battlefields. They had been subjected to high explosives, shrapnel and bullets, and although many branches...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st November 2014, 10:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,996
Posted By LJ
I can't remember seeing tavatava like this...

I can't remember seeing tavatava like this before. Usually, I read it as zigzag lines, but looks like it has been conceived as a series of triangles (as you say, they have been punched.

I have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st November 2014, 10:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,014
Posted By LJ
A fascinating club. I haven't seen any other...

A fascinating club.

I haven't seen any other club with lead shot embedded. I wonder if this was done deliberately by the Fijians (as they embedded teeth, bits of whale ivory etc.) or if a European...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2014, 07:27 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 15,273
Posted By LJ
I stand (or rather, sit) corrected ! I've not...

I stand (or rather, sit) corrected ! I've not seen a Sudanese dagger with a decorated blade like this, but that's down to me not seeing enough Sudanese daggers ... and I'll know to look out for them...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th November 2014, 04:21 PM
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Views: 15,273
Posted By LJ
The blade looks very red: is it made of copper? ...

The blade looks very red: is it made of copper?

I could be wrong, but ... My first thought on seeing the decoration on the blade is that it is from Eastern Congo or northern Angola. If the blade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd October 2014, 05:23 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 28,323
Posted By LJ
I've just searched the B.M. online database using...

I've just searched the B.M. online database using the keywords Congo Sword, and there is an entry for it. The sword was only acquired by them in 1995 so strictly speaking the label should say...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2014, 11:27 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,693
Posted By LJ
No spear expert has jumped in, so here are my...

No spear expert has jumped in, so here are my thoughts. I could be wrong, and I would be happy if somebody can offer better identifications.

First question: which continent ? Most of them look...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2014, 08:01 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 12,492
Posted By LJ
The Pitt Rivers Museum websitte on Southern Sudan...

The Pitt Rivers Museum websitte on Southern Sudan has photos of some of the nilotic spears with horn tips.

One extra thought. How do we know it is a spear head? Some Australian waddies are similar...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st September 2014, 07:31 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,726
Posted By LJ
But I can't resist adding my computer's semantics...

But I can't resist adding my computer's semantics when I tried searching for "spear aceh" and it suggested "spear ache". Which is, I guess, what you get when prodded with one !
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th September 2014, 11:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,726
Posted By LJ
I think once we start talking about names, this...

I think once we start talking about names, this opens a whole can of worms. Perhaps somebody might want to start a separate post on this !

I think the European Armoury guys might be happier if...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th September 2014, 07:02 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,726
Posted By LJ
Many thanks for the suggestion. The shaft is...

Many thanks for the suggestion.

The shaft is octagonal at least as far as the ferrule (but, of course, I can't say whether it continues to be octagonal under the ferrule without taking the spear...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2014, 03:32 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,726
Posted By LJ
Yes, the octagonal shafts are very similar. I...

Yes, the octagonal shafts are very similar. I wonder if the copper wrapping on the butt of this one [which is looks the poorest quality work on the spear] has been put on by an owner when an original...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th September 2014, 02:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,726
Posted By LJ
S.E. Asian spear

I would guess this is from Philippines or Indonesia, but would any of the Southeast Asia specialists care to offer an opinion? I've noticed some recent posts discussing ferrule forms: this one has a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th September 2014, 10:08 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 21,644
Posted By LJ
I don't know if you know, but ... A very useful...

I don't know if you know, but ... A very useful online catalogue is provided by the Volkenkunde Museum in Leiden. If you look for 'zwaard' and narrow the results down to Indonesie, you still get...
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