MOST DESIRED OCEANIC WAR CLUBS 1: MARQUESAS

VANDOO · 17th June 2015, 06:46 AM

THE SHORT VERSIONS OF THE U'U CLUBS ARE THOUGHT TO HAVE BECAME THE NORM AT THE END OF THE 19TH. CENTURY. THEY WERE THOUGHT TO HAVE FIRST BEEN CARVED WHEN THE SUPPLY OF THE LONG TRADITIONAL CLUBS RAN OUT. KARL VON DEN STEINEN WROTE IN 1897 THAT NOT A SINGLE OLD EXAMPLE OF THE LONG STYLE OF CLUB WAS ANYMORE IN THE ISLANDS.
#1 THRU #7 A NICELY CARVED EXAMPLE OF MARQUESAN CLUB 45 CM. LONG.
#8. OLDMAN CATALOG MARQUESAN U'U CLUB BUTTS WITH WRAPPED GRIPS.
#9. OLDMAN CATALOG MARQUESAN STAFFS 85.5 TO 57.INCHES LONG, 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER, AND A SLING.
#10. DRAWING OF U'U CLUB
#11 & # 12 TWO MARQUESAN STILTS BOTH 14 INCHES HIGH.

VANDOO · 4th September 2015, 11:20 PM

#1. THRU #5. A SHORTER U'u CLUB SAID TO BE CIRCA 1940'S, 31 INCHES LONG #6. U'u DESIGN MAT.
#7. THRU #12. 37.5 INCH, U'u SAID TO BE CIRCA 1930 ,HEAVY WOOD WITH PATINA CORRECT FOR THE TYPE OF WOOD. OLD SPLIT TO HEAD ON ONE SIDE.

VANDOO · 5th September 2015, 01:03 AM

#1. 19TH CENTURY MARQUESAS U'u 27.5 INCHES LONG
#2. & #3. U'u 41.5 INCHES LONG, 19TH CENTURY
#4. TEMPLE IN THE MARQUESAS WITH TIKI'S
#5. & #6. MARQUESAS STILTS.

VANDOO · 1st June 2016, 05:39 PM

A FEW MORE MARQUESAS ITEMS
#1. A VERY WELL DONE FIGURE OF A WARRIOR WITH A NICE CLUB IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM IN WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND.
#2. A MARQUESAS CLUB IN THE AUCKLAND N. Z. MUSEUM.
#3., #4., & #5. DETAIL OF MARQUESAS CLUBS.

VANDOO · 24th August 2016, 09:45 PM

A FEW MORE PICTURES OF MARQUESAS CLUBS #1 THRU #6 U'U' WAR CLUBS, #7 IS A VERY WELL CARVED MARQUESAS FAN HANDLE.

17th June 2015, 06:46 AM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE SHORT VERSIONS OF THE U'U CLUBS ARE THOUGHT TO HAVE BECAME THE NORM AT THE END OF THE 19TH. CENTURY. THEY WERE THOUGHT TO HAVE FIRST BEEN CARVED WHEN THE SUPPLY OF THE LONG TRADITIONAL CLUBS RAN OUT. KARL VON DEN STEINEN WROTE IN 1897 THAT NOT A SINGLE OLD EXAMPLE OF THE LONG STYLE OF CLUB WAS ANYMORE IN THE ISLANDS. #1 THRU #7 A NICELY CARVED EXAMPLE OF MARQUESAN CLUB 45 CM. LONG. #8. OLDMAN CATALOG MARQUESAN U'U CLUB BUTTS WITH WRAPPED GRIPS. #9. OLDMAN CATALOG MARQUESAN STAFFS 85.5 TO 57.INCHES LONG, 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER, AND A SLING. #10. DRAWING OF U'U CLUB #11 & # 12 TWO MARQUESAN STILTS BOTH 14 INCHES HIGH. Attached Images

4th September 2015, 11:20 PM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1. THRU #5. A SHORTER U'u CLUB SAID TO BE CIRCA 1940'S, 31 INCHES LONG #6. U'u DESIGN MAT. #7. THRU #12. 37.5 INCH, U'u SAID TO BE CIRCA 1930 ,HEAVY WOOD WITH PATINA CORRECT FOR THE TYPE OF WOOD. OLD SPLIT TO HEAD ON ONE SIDE. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 5th September 2015 at 12:24 AM.

5th September 2015, 01:03 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1. 19TH CENTURY MARQUESAS U'u 27.5 INCHES LONG #2. & #3. U'u 41.5 INCHES LONG, 19TH CENTURY #4. TEMPLE IN THE MARQUESAS WITH TIKI'S #5. & #6. MARQUESAS STILTS. Attached Images

1st June 2016, 05:39 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A FEW MORE MARQUESAS ITEMS #1. A VERY WELL DONE FIGURE OF A WARRIOR WITH A NICE CLUB IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM IN WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND. #2. A MARQUESAS CLUB IN THE AUCKLAND N. Z. MUSEUM. #3., #4., & #5. DETAIL OF MARQUESAS CLUBS. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 1st June 2016 at 05:52 PM.

24th August 2016, 09:45 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A FEW MORE PICTURES OF MARQUESAS CLUBS #1 THRU #6 U'U' WAR CLUBS, #7 IS A VERY WELL CARVED MARQUESAS FAN HANDLE. Attached Images