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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2026, 03:08 PM
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Posted By stekemest
Thank you Detlef :)

Thank you Detlef :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2026, 11:28 AM
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Posted By stekemest
ID needed: African axe

Dear members,

This axe comes from a museum collection and has no provenance. It's definitely from Africa, but does anyone know exactly where and when? Kuba/Congo?

Thanks in advance,
Peter
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2025, 07:58 PM
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Views: 53,054
Posted By stekemest
Toxic preservatives on old weapons?

Hello forum! After being inactive for a very long time, I've been getting back into ethnographic objects a bit more in recent months. This recently led me to wonder to what extent old...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th August 2017, 09:36 PM
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Views: 28,035
Posted By stekemest
My condolences to his family & beloved ones. Sad...

My condolences to his family & beloved ones. Sad to hear that.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th August 2016, 05:54 PM
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Posted By stekemest
All the ethnological museums you named are rather...

All the ethnological museums you named are rather small. Heidelberg is a good one because of the South Sea collection. Stuttgart has a nice African and East Asian collection, but unfortunately, they...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th August 2016, 09:21 PM
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Views: 14,872
Posted By stekemest
Well, "celtic" is no precise archeological term....

Well, "celtic" is no precise archeological term. What place, what time? The knife shown here has little to do with real celtic (= iron age) tools and weapons. However, if "celtic" is understood as a...
Forum: European Armoury 29th July 2016, 07:43 PM
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Views: 13,611
Posted By stekemest
Doesn't look like 15th century to me. Probably...

Doesn't look like 15th century to me. Probably not even historicism, I would tend more to a 20th century reproduction.
Forum: European Armoury 19th July 2016, 01:11 PM
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Views: 18,075
Posted By stekemest
There's an inscription on the blade. Can you...

There's an inscription on the blade. Can you provide better pictures of it?
Decorations on pommel and crossguard are a bit odd. Looks pretty good otherwise...
Forum: European Armoury 19th July 2016, 01:06 PM
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Views: 46,173
Posted By stekemest
The new pictures convince me it is an original....

The new pictures convince me it is an original. Congratulations. :)
Forum: European Armoury 18th July 2016, 01:03 AM
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Views: 46,173
Posted By stekemest
I completely agree. It is very likely an...

I completely agree. It is very likely an original, but the surface has been badly damaged, probably by electrolysis or some sort of acid.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th July 2016, 12:43 PM
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Views: 12,922
Posted By stekemest
I am always surprised by the similarity between...

I am always surprised by the similarity between New Guinea maces and their counterparts in South America. The same basic shapes like four-, five- and six-spiked star heads (Andean cultures) or...
Forum: European Armoury 28th June 2016, 02:45 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 40,671
Posted By stekemest
The style of the pictures looked so familiar to...

The style of the pictures looked so familiar to me. :rolleyes:

...and indeed there are far better pictures.
...
Forum: European Armoury 17th June 2016, 11:01 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 20,546
Posted By stekemest
Looks modern to me.

Looks modern to me.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 13th June 2016, 11:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,383
Posted By stekemest
This is modern pottery. Many of those are sold in...

This is modern pottery. Many of those are sold in Parà.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 13th June 2016, 08:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,383
Posted By stekemest
Typical pottery from Parà, Brazil, in the style...

Typical pottery from Parà, Brazil, in the style of the extinct Marajoara.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th June 2016, 10:34 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 64,235
Posted By stekemest
You may refer to the so-called "Baghdad...

You may refer to the so-called "Baghdad batteries". That they were really batteries is just speculation. They could have also been vessels for holy scriptures.
Forum: Swap Forum 3rd June 2016, 08:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,194
Posted By stekemest
Really? Strange, I didn't and still don't see an...

Really? Strange, I didn't and still don't see an edit button. :confused:
Forum: Swap Forum 2nd June 2016, 06:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,194
Posted By stekemest
Paid more for it. Annoying you can't edit your...

Paid more for it. Annoying you can't edit your postings.
Forum: Swap Forum 2nd June 2016, 06:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,194
Posted By stekemest
Still for sale. I want to stress that I myself...

Still for sale. I want to stress that I myself bought more for it. It's a good, authentic piece in a rare form.
Forum: European Armoury 17th May 2016, 08:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 12,800
Posted By stekemest
Most of these are from 16th to 18th century....

Most of these are from 16th to 18th century. Müller/Kölling (Europäische Hieb- und Stichwaffen) show some from the Berlin collection.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th May 2016, 06:45 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 21,124
Posted By stekemest
As far as I know, those star shaped heads were...

As far as I know, those star shaped heads were nearly exclusively used as heads on shafted maces, not as bolas, so I think it was remounted when those ancient weapons of warfare were not needed...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th May 2016, 06:24 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 21,124
Posted By stekemest
Mace heads were actually sometimes re-used as...

Mace heads were actually sometimes re-used as bolas in post-hispanic times. There are some examples of Inca bronze maces used that way, one in the Museo Arqueologico in Cusco.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2016, 12:49 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,281
Posted By stekemest
It's hard not to make any jokes with "Kate" and...

It's hard not to make any jokes with "Kate" and "spear". :rolleyes:

Hope that was not too sexist.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th March 2016, 01:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 17,312
Posted By stekemest
What can be seen in the first few photographs is...

What can be seen in the first few photographs is part of an art project called "fremd" (foreign). For the German speaking among us, here is more information: http://www.taz.de/!5275607/
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2016, 10:39 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 70,203
Posted By stekemest
Tim, with my limited knowledge of plains...

Tim, with my limited knowledge of plains weaponry, I do think your piece could be "old" in the sense that it was probably made about 100 years ago. Native Americans produced wallhangers, pieces for...
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