Burmese, East Asian Mak Chopper?

ariel · 5th October 2007, 08:12 PM

That's a pretty little Mak, isn't it?
Maks are essentially glaives and should be held in both hands. I just try to imagine a midget wielding it and....

Where is the Snow White?

Lew · 5th October 2007, 08:49 PM

Ooooo! Here comes mak the knife

Nice piece you have there Tim.

Lew

RhysMichael · 6th October 2007, 12:15 AM

I almost looks like a ram dao to me but the curve goes the wrong way and there is no eye inscription

Tim Simmons · 6th October 2007, 10:39 AM

I think it is a Ram Dao. Specific to the worship of Kali. The black wood being relevent to this purpose. The example in the link is very nice with the white Ivory symbolic of Shiva. It is really quite amazing what one can learn from an ebay purchase.
http://www.trocadero.com/faganarms/i...tem424192.html

Andrew · 6th October 2007, 04:23 PM

Hi Tim. I haven't been ignoring you on this one. I've been in trial and unable to spend much time on the forum or looking at my books.

I've never seen anything like this. It is quite beautiful. The blade profile, at least, does strike me as asian. However, I don't think it's a mak. Let me look at my sources a bit more.

Tim Simmons · 6th October 2007, 04:53 PM

Thanks Andrew. I still have Africa in the back of my mind especially with reference to the decoration on the copper. I do not think it is a Mak this is not a chopper the blade is light with some flex. Look how similar the bolster is on this and the Ram dao in the link. The is also the similarities in the blade decoration the fuller topped by the crenellation. Googling Kali worship also puts quite a spin on it. As does Kali blood cults, Thugge, Kali sacrifice and so on.

katana · 6th October 2007, 05:26 PM

Stone shows a knife called a Bhuj Kutti, sometimes called an 'elephant knife' described as a heavy (?) single edged knife blade mounted inline with a single straight handle approx 20" long (not specified if OAL or just length of handle). The blade form illustrated is not the same, but there are similarities in the overall construction. I do not have a scanner so cant post the picture;
It is possible that yours is a varient, your pictures suggest that the knife is vintage rather than older, is this the case?

(sorry ended up posting in both threads

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It seems that the symbol of Kali is the swastika, info link below, I would think that this symbol would feature on a ceremonial knife that had decoration...unless there are others ?

http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache...lnk&cd=5&gl=uk

6th October 2007, 04:53 PM	#6
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,855	Thanks Andrew. I still have Africa in the back of my mind especially with reference to the decoration on the copper. I do not think it is a Mak this is not a chopper the blade is light with some flex. Look how similar the bolster is on this and the Ram dao in the link. The is also the similarities in the blade decoration the fuller topped by the crenellation. Googling Kali worship also puts quite a spin on it. As does Kali blood cults, Thugge, Kali sacrifice and so on. Last edited by Tim Simmons; 6th October 2007 at 05:17 PM.

6th October 2007, 05:26 PM	#7
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Stone shows a knife called a Bhuj Kutti, sometimes called an 'elephant knife' described as a heavy (?) single edged knife blade mounted inline with a single straight handle approx 20" long (not specified if OAL or just length of handle). The blade form illustrated is not the same, but there are similarities in the overall construction. I do not have a scanner so cant post the picture; It is possible that yours is a varient, your pictures suggest that the knife is vintage rather than older, is this the case? (sorry ended up posting in both threads ) It seems that the symbol of Kali is the swastika, info link below, I would think that this symbol would feature on a ceremonial knife that had decoration...unless there are others ? http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache...lnk&cd=5&gl=uk Last edited by katana; 6th October 2007 at 05:50 PM.

5th October 2007, 08:12 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	That's a pretty little Mak, isn't it? Maks are essentially glaives and should be held in both hands. I just try to imagine a midget wielding it and.... Where is the Snow White?

5th October 2007, 08:49 PM	#2
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Ooooo! Here comes mak the knife Nice piece you have there Tim. Lew

6th October 2007, 12:15 AM	#3
RhysMichael Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 520	I almost looks like a ram dao to me but the curve goes the wrong way and there is no eye inscription

6th October 2007, 10:39 AM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,855	I think it is a Ram Dao. Specific to the worship of Kali. The black wood being relevent to this purpose. The example in the link is very nice with the white Ivory symbolic of Shiva. It is really quite amazing what one can learn from an ebay purchase. http://www.trocadero.com/faganarms/i...tem424192.html

6th October 2007, 04:23 PM	#5
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Hi Tim. I haven't been ignoring you on this one. I've been in trial and unable to spend much time on the forum or looking at my books. I've never seen anything like this. It is quite beautiful. The blade profile, at least, does strike me as asian. However, I don't think it's a mak. Let me look at my sources a bit more.