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Originally Posted by Ian
Ausjulius,
Thank you for your confident post about the original club being African in origin.
Yes, the club I posted is without doubt Fijian. As noted already, it is an ula, or more precisely an I Ula Drisia, a common type where the root ball is globular. I am aware that the ula has been documented by Churchill [1] to be 15-17 in. in length, and the original post indicates a length of about 21.5 in. for that item. Thus, I agree with you that the OP is unlikely to be an ula. Nevertheless, there are common features suggesting parallel development with respect to the root clubs of Africa and Polynesia.
Ausjulius, you have made a very definite statement about the source of the OP being African. I would be greatly informed by your justification for that opinion. Am I correct in assuming that you base this on the carvings? If so, can you post examples of similar carvings on other African clubs so that we have that information for future reference in the archives.
Regards,
Ian.
Reference
1. Churchill W. Club Types of Nuclear Polynesia. Carnegie Institution of Washington, DC. 1915.
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Yeah tis African. Not Polynesian or melanesianeaian.. chokwe clubs have similar carving on them in places, the head and Shaft. But there is many different ethnic groups in southern and south central Africa with similar clubs and similar art styles.
Not a pacific club