Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2022, 09:13 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th December 2022, 08:21 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th December 2022, 05:30 AM
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Balance
Kai,
The balance is really remarkable and the blades belly and thick spine lend themselves to force to force blocking and super agile counter thrust movements along with the traditional massive...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2022, 09:29 AM
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Garab… one of my favorite!!!
Here is where the collection stands. Always looking for others to join the little family.
Thank you to all who have shared their collections and their knowledge!
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2022, 02:14 PM
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Impressive collection
Thank you for sharing. As a blade collector and speaker of the Cambodian language I have been curious about the blades of the early Khmer Empire. Due to the Khmer Rouge and the cultural destruction...
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Forum: Swap Forum
17th September 2022, 05:34 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
17th September 2022, 05:25 PM
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WTB Visayans Garab
I know that JeffS just posted the same type of request, but I am also interested in finding any complete Visayan Garabs that any collectors might be willing to part with. Definitely seriously...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th June 2022, 01:23 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd June 2022, 01:50 PM
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No they were from different owners. The 5 wave...
No they were from different owners. The 5 wave had been for sale on eBay several times. The asking price was always more than twice what I believed it’s current value and the seller had never sold on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd June 2022, 03:11 AM
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Two Moro Kris Added to the Collection
I recently found these two Moro Kris and was excited to bring them to a their new home. No cleanup or restoration yet but will post once those are completed.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2022, 02:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2022, 01:03 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2022, 02:38 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2022, 07:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2022, 07:35 PM
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So far the blades that have spoken to me are...
So far the blades that have spoken to me are those from the Visayans and the Moro areas. As it takes considerable effort to become educated enough to discern the qualities and characteristics...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2022, 05:39 PM
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That was a little inside joke… the wife gets a...
That was a little inside joke… the wife gets a little testy when the wall gets a new arrival. But in reality I’m grateful to be the caretaker of these testaments to the skill and craftsmanship for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2022, 08:11 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2022, 08:05 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th May 2022, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 132
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Kino,
Thank you so much for sharing the...
Kino,
Thank you so much for sharing the tapestry pic!! That’s a great reference piece. I would agree with Xasterix that his Okir is a direct match back to the royal line used as shown in the pics...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2022, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 132
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Xasterix,
That is a fabulous direct origin...
Xasterix,
That is a fabulous direct origin connection! The Okir on your piece and the corresponding wood lattices is a near prefect match. Do you know what building that picture was taken from and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th May 2022, 07:50 PM
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Hindu/Buddhist sculpture examples
Here are a interesting pieces with floral motifs that are similar, however the Islamic art from the same time periods also have similar motifs.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th May 2022, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 132
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Study in Malay wood carving
To better establish the linkage back to the cultural influences from the Hindu/Buddhist contacts with the Malay area I am supplying a paper on studying the carvings of the area. Given the overlay of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2022, 03:41 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2022, 01:35 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2022, 01:25 AM
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Replies: 132
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David,
I think the relevance of this part of...
David,
I think the relevance of this part of the discussion is significant IMHO. As we are in agreement that the symbol that we are calling either a wing… which is my personal belief, or maybe an...
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