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26th August 2009, 03:40 PM
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Location: Left Coast, USA
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PNG = Papua New Guinea
as USA = United States of America (Not to worry, we'll all die without knowing it all... ;-) Ray . Last edited by potapych; 26th August 2009 at 04:30 PM. |
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26th August 2009, 04:56 PM
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Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium)
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I have this knife handle for quite some time. It's a good thread to show it.
The seller told me it was from the Geelvinckbay, PNG. According to the information I got, it was collected in 1961 in Biak (Dutch PNG) and brought back to Holland by someone in the military. It's made of some kind of lightweight wood. There's no blade. At the base, there's a small groove in which to fit a blade. I don't know which blade would fit into it as the groove is very shallow. Total length : 15 cm 
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26th August 2009, 11:41 PM
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 For your comfort , I never heard of the format type PNG before. I am also in great danger of dying stupid   Quote:
Nice hilt there. also a shape I have not seen before in the Geelvinkbaai style. Look at the details of this drum for comparison. |
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9th September 2009, 12:17 AM
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Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Hi Willem,
this pictures will be very interesting for you, I found it by Tribalmania.com and is described as Korwar parang handle. Best regards, Detlef Last edited by Sajen; 9th September 2009 at 10:05 AM. |
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9th September 2009, 06:39 AM
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Detlef,
WOW !  That is like the spitting image. Thanks for these interesting pictures from Tribalmania. Due to the financial crisis I did not check there website for a long time I like the feathers on this one. (and of course tha patina, the fine carving of the face etc. Very nice piece. Too bad that there is no blade with it. One wonders what that would have been like ? Thanks and best regards, Willem |
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9th September 2009, 10:07 AM
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Hi Willem,
I remove the pictures because the handle is still for selling. I will write again in the evening because I am at work now. Best regards, Detlef |
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9th September 2009, 12:00 PM
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Location: The Netherlands
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Hi Detlef,
The handle is for sale, but not in an auction. So I thought that would not be a problem. Did the forum staff warn you 
Last edited by asomotif; 10th September 2009 at 06:37 AM. |
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