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Irezumi (入れ墨, lit. ' inserting ink ') (also spelled 入墨 or sometimes 刺青) is the Japanese word for tattoo, and is used in English to refer to a distinctive style of Japanese tattooing, though it is also used as a blanket term to describe a number of tattoo styles originating in Japan, including tattooing traditions from both the Ainu people and the Ryukyuan Kingdom.
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A drawing from the Catalog of the Royal Armoury of Madrid by the medievalist Achille Jubinal in the 19th century. The original specimen was destroyed by a fire in 1884. The maquahuitl (Classical Nahuatl: māccuahuitl, other orthographic variants include mākkwawitl and mācquahuitl; plural māccuahuimeh), [4] a type of macana, was a common weapon used by the Aztec military forces and other ...
Edo period Antique Japanese wakizashi sword blade showing the horimono, of a chrysanthemum Horimono ( 彫り物 , 彫物 , literally carving, engraving), also known as chōkoku ( 彫刻 , "sculpture"), are the engraved images in the blade of a nihonto ( 日本刀 ) Japanese sword , which may include katana or tantō blades. [ 1 ]
"Kampilan" is the term most commonly used for the sword in the Tagalog, Ilocano and Visayan languages.It simply means "sword". [3] [4] [5] It is known by other names in other ethnic groups in the Philippines including Kapampangan talibong or talibon (not to be confused with the Visayan talibon); Maranao kifing; Iranun parang kampilan; [6] and Tboli tok and kafilan.
The tattooing practice is most often found in preliterate tribal communities, with women playing the chief role in this custom, both performing the ritual of applying tattoos and wear them. Among other things the tattoos may have been a symbol of sexual maturity, ancestry and tribal affiliations, as well as religious beliefs. [6]
The Asantehene sword was created by Akomfo Anokye for future Asantehene Nana Opoku Ware I (r. 1731 – 1742), and is the foremost example of Akrafena. [3] Ahwebaa: The Ahwebaa sword was made by Akomfo Anokye, which has a caricature of a man holding his belly with his left hand. The Nananom Amanhene including the Mampɔnhene and Dwabenhene swear ...