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25th September 2014, 05:17 PM | #1 |
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Moro helmet
The Moro aesthetic is powerful, one which their helmets embody nicely.
This one ended recently on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Philippine-S...p2047675.l2557 What is known about Moro weapons craftsmen? Were there itinerant smiths, comprehensive workshops...? Was there a division between steel forgers and brass workers, wood carvers and so forth? |
26th September 2014, 04:32 AM | #2 |
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Interesting and rare helmet! (How did I miss this one? )
Yes there was a division of specialties from steel/blade workers, silver workers, brass workers, wood carvers, etc. And as far as I know they were not itinerant, but did other things besides working on weapons. Not too different from what I saw for example in Fez, Morocco where there is still a division of specialties and expertise. |
26th September 2014, 06:07 AM | #3 |
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I missed it too, Jose.... if a member of the Forum got it, I hope they'll post it.
Interesting that Moro craftsmen produced a range of objects. True in most of North Africa too, as you say. The Ottomans and Persians were a good deal more specialized, in fact they were organized into guilds. I've been looking at the earflaps-- are they on backward? They don't seem to fit the apertures quite right. |
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From the pics this looks like a wonderfull example of the classic moro style helmet emulating European burgeonets. The inside pic is a touch fuzzy but from what I can see constructionally it is correct.
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26th September 2014, 01:37 PM | #6 |
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The opposite side of the helmet has some unusual damage, almost like puzzle pieces missing from its comb. I wonder how that type of damage could occur...almost looks like thay were punced out. Perhaps these were weaker areas of the forged brass??
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26th September 2014, 02:32 PM | #8 |
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Is it just me or does this helmet have a theatrical look to it?
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26th September 2014, 05:59 PM | #9 |
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This is not the best angle for study, but this is a very similar, if not identical, helmet.
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26th September 2014, 06:25 PM | #10 |
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That's excellent, Charles.
The flaps on this helmet look like they're pointing opposite of the ones under discussion, to me. Anybody else seeing that? I just found a reference to one of these that weighs over 6 lbs., it looks like Sajen's example. Seems like most, if not all, of this type is cast, then. |
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The way the ear flaps are situated now they are almost certainly clanging against the helmet. I wonder if they were removed, switched up incorrectly, or put on backwards at some point? |
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26th September 2014, 10:22 PM | #12 |
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Both ear flaps from another helmet or later replacements perhaps? {As they would both seem to be slightly oversize not just reversed looking at the fit to the cut recesses?
That's judging from ebay pics. spiral |
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