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Battara · 28th May 2006, 07:18 PM

Tim has a point (like the one on my head

) in that this is an archetypal symbol, the 4 directions. In many cases, it symbolizes the whole of the world/universe/existence.

However, in these cases I wonder how much of the Wahabi movement of the 1800s had influenced this style of hilt, or a common motif had influenced both the Wahabi and the telek carrying peoples.

28th May 2006, 07:18 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Tim has a point (like the one on my head ) in that this is an archetypal symbol, the 4 directions. In many cases, it symbolizes the whole of the world/universe/existence. However, in these cases I wonder how much of the Wahabi movement of the 1800s had influenced this style of hilt, or a common motif had influenced both the Wahabi and the telek carrying peoples.