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28th March 2009, 01:27 PM
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20th March 2009, 03:06 PM
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and course its almost Eastern ....
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19th March 2009, 08:48 PM
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9th March 2009, 11:27 AM
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9th March 2009, 11:24 AM
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9th March 2009, 09:46 AM
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financial crisis?
Yes and as long are all shouting out its crisis we make our own crisis :rolleyes:
I can only speak for my own but it seems like some people just invest their money in high quality stuff instead...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2009, 11:07 AM
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Hi Guys,
whatever the solution may be it is...
Hi Guys,
whatever the solution may be it is again another proof how Ebay tries to tighten their grip on the world market of vintage goods.
That they are making their own rules only based on...
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19th February 2009, 06:33 PM
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weapons of the Philippines on cd
Hi,
I added a new cd into my bookshop about Philippine weapons.
containing : Juynboll De Philippijnen
The classic work about the Philippine collection of the museum of ethnology in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2009, 08:07 PM
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Hi Michael,
I think its ( the motis on page...
Hi Michael,
I think its ( the motis on page 1 with cirlces and arrows) more or less related to a symbol what know in old works as " the headhunting symbol" .
It looks like a split of the whole...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2009, 07:29 PM
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Hi,
I was the one who removed the "original"...
Hi,
I was the one who removed the "original" decorations. Danny left it up to me to remove or not. After a short inspection at the back of the pins and brass beltclasps? they where as bright as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st February 2009, 07:55 PM
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Hi,
I found this pic in Hornbill and Dragon...
Hi,
I found this pic in Hornbill and Dragon a 300 years old coffin from the Kinabatangan area. look at the scroll motifs.....
On the Celtic influence... I was also interested in the similar...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2009, 06:46 PM
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Hi Detlef,
Not that I can remember,But I...
Hi Detlef,
Not that I can remember,But I think your in the good direction with Ternate.
The shields from Ternate are indeed more rectangular and has the flowermotif your shield also have. There...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd January 2009, 07:59 PM
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Hi Tim,
Actually I don't think the whole...
Hi Tim,
Actually I don't think the whole item is a fake. Based on what I see on carving and damage , patina etc on the handle I think it was once a knob of a walking stick. Also dayak carvers made...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st January 2009, 08:05 PM
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Hi Royston,
In my opinion indeed a mandau...
Hi Royston,
In my opinion indeed a mandau from somewhere between the Negara area and the Modang area. The overall shape of the hilt looks like a modang , the floral carved motifs on the hilt and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st January 2009, 07:57 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2009, 08:22 PM
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Indeed I should love to visit you once.
But I...
Indeed I should love to visit you once.
But I was already quite happy last week that I could finally pull over my wife and kids to go to Florence this summer.
I had to push a little course they...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2009, 06:14 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2009, 05:20 PM
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Hi Michael,
East Sabah seems to be not as...
Hi Michael,
East Sabah seems to be not as much visited and researched as the west part. I know for example that Osa Johnson landed there with his catalina on the kinabatangan river ( will list...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2009, 08:11 AM
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Hi Michael,
I don't have Evans here at hand,...
Hi Michael,
I don't have Evans here at hand, but whatever he writes know that he based his work mainly on the Tempasuk Dusun ( where he was located) and other coastal groups of Dusun. Kinabatangan...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2009, 09:19 PM
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Hi Michael,
Also Rutter writes that some of...
Hi Michael,
Also Rutter writes that some of the pagan blacksmiths have learnt their manufacture and occasonally turn out weapons of good workmanship.
On the other way the work of Rutter is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2009, 04:05 PM
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I don't think so, the reason why I think its...
I don't think so, the reason why I think its Dusun ( or Kinabatingan area at least) is that I saw two sword in the KIT wich are in style like mines however mines is a more simple one. They are both...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2009, 12:02 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2009, 11:58 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2009, 11:46 AM
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Forum: Swap Forum
10th January 2009, 11:13 AM
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