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6th July 2023, 04:48 PM | #1 |
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11th July 2023, 01:54 PM | #2 |
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I'm sorry to see these haven't created more discussion. I wish I had something to add as I find these interesting. Did the culture use straight blades as well?
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And yes, there are straight blades as well but normally not by these "type c" swords which are attributed to the Antoni people. Timor has many different ethnic groups, look for further information here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timor And it's different when we speak about Timor (we mean normally this island) or when Indonesian people speak about Timor, they mean the complete Eastern Small Sunda Islands including Alor, Savu, Roti, Wetar and so on. See also "Traditional Weapons Of The Indonesian Archipelago", when you have this book. Attached is a picture of my South West Timor sword "type d" described by the same source. Regards, Detlef Last edited by Sajen; 11th July 2023 at 08:39 PM. |
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1st December 2023, 09:38 PM | #4 |
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Very nice to see these three, thank you for posting. Like others I sometimes spend weeks or even months away from this forum, and then have a good old trawl through on all the new posts.
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4th December 2023, 05:26 PM | #6 |
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Useful information for the Archives here
Detlef, I think the paucity of responses to your posting of these swords reflects a lack of experience with the knives and swords of Timor. We just don't see very many. My own reaction was, "interesting swords ... I need to bookmark this page for future reference." A lack of response doesn't mean a lack of interest. A high number of views but few responses indicates high interest but not much to add to the discussion.
Now that you have illustrated these uncommon swords, I expect this thread will get revived from time to time as Forumites come across further examples. This is very useful material for our Archives. Thanks for taking the time to create this thread. Ian. |
4th December 2023, 09:06 PM | #7 |
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Thank you for your warm words Ian!
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