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A photograph of a whitewashed wall with two rectangular mesh-screened frames fixed to it, each holding a row of curved, tapering blades or swords resting horizontally against the grille. Above, an electrical distribution box with switches and a meter sits on the wall. Below, another mesh-screened frame runs along the bottom edge, filled with more blades. A yellow cable runs across the lower right. No people are visible.

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November 10 20062006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09Interior corner of an old palace room with white-washed walls and a dark tiled floor. Two long wooden-shafted spears with broad metal blades are crossed diagonally on the left and right walls. A tall framed panel holds a row of thin, pointed weapons and spear heads on cream backing, and a second framed grid displays crossed daggers and blades with pale hilts. A wooden-framed window with red trim is on the right, and a patterned red-and-white border runs along the top of the wall. No people are visible.2006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10A photograph of a row of old, dark metal spears or rifle-like rods standing upright in two wooden racks inside a historic palace interior. Several long thin iron shafts are fixed to wooden crossbars, and a dark wooden railing and banister appear at the upper left against a plain white wall. A yellow rope barrier runs across the lower part of the frame, and no people are visible.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09A photograph of a corner room with white walls, a dark polished floor and a carved dark wooden ceiling edged by a red and white decorative border. Two tall framed panels hang on the wall, each displaying a pattern of spears, arrows and blades in black on cream backing. Several long spears with leaf-shaped heads are crossed diagonally in the corner beneath them. No people are visible in the room.2006-11-09Photograph of a white-walled room corner displaying traditional weapons. Two long spears with wooden shafts and leaf-shaped iron heads are crossed in front of the corner walls. Mounted on the wall are two framed panels: a tall narrow one holding many spears and lances on a pale yellow background, and a larger grid-backed panel arranged with axes or hatchets, a sword-like blade and other iron weapons. A dark wooden door frame and a window with paned glass sit at the right, and a red and white decorative border runs along the ceiling line. No people are visible.2006-11-09Photograph of a display of antique long-barrelled muskets or matchlock rifles in a palace interior, racked upright on two wooden stands with dark metal barrels and wooden stocks. A yellow rope barrier runs across the display, and carved wooden railings and an ornate metal lattice screen frame the scene. No people are visible.2006-11-10A close photograph of a rust-coloured metal gate made of vertical round bars and diamond-patterned expanded mesh panels. Behind the mesh, blurred dark red and yellowish shapes are faintly visible in shadow, too indistinct to identify. Cobwebs cling to the mesh, and a dim, dusty tone covers the scene.