Another Naga Dao/Axe

[colin henshaw]

Originally Posted by drac2k

Any comments on my Dao? I feel that my post has been visited by a cuckoo bird, LOL.

Its a nice dao, I particularly like the red-dyed rattan and goat hair. These Naga/Assam daos come in different varieties and yours is a good example of its type.

[drac2k]

Thanks, Colin. There seems to be a significant variation in the length of the handles on these; is there any particular reason for this?

[colin henshaw]

Originally Posted by drac2k

Thanks, Colin. There seems to be a significant variation in the length of the handles on these; is there any particular reason for this?

Presumably, if the blade length was shorter (maybe due to iron availability), a longer handle would be required to get a better swing at the target...

It could also be just a matter of style tradition within that particular tribal group; it should be remembered that tribal peoples in the historic period were often very conservative regarding their material culture.

[drac2k]

It seems that things tend to come in bunches; here is another Naga Dao that recently became available to me. It is different from the previous one listed in that it has a ridge across the blade on one side; maybe vestiges of a repurposed tool.

[drac2k]

OOOPS, please disregard the top 2 pictures as they go to another post. Our Posting Department Head would be severely disciplined, however since she has threatened to quit on numerous occasions, I better let this one go!

[kai]

OOOPS, please disregard the top 2 pictures as they go to another post.

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