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18th October 2016, 01:50 AM | #1 |
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PICTURE #1., #2., #3. ONE OF MY CLUBS. NEW HEBRIDES , EITHER API OR MALLICOLLA ISLAND. 43 INCHES LONG. MISSING THE LUG AT THE BUTT OF THE CLUB AND THE FIBER AND HUMAN HAIR CORD WRAP. GOOD PATINA A LARGE HEAVY CLUB IRONWOOD. PICTURE #5 CLUB BUTT WOULD BE SIMILAR IF COMPLETE.
#4., #5., #6. 40 INCHES, PENTECOST OR AMBRYN ISLAND NEW HEBRIDES. #7., #8., #9. TWO VARIATIONS OF MY NEW HEBRIDES CLUBS #10., # 11., #12. ANOTHER VARIATION OF MINE SHOWING THE DESIGN ON THE CLUB BUTT. AND THE CLUB WITH TWO OTHER NEW HEBRIDES CLUBS. Last edited by VANDOO; 18th October 2016 at 04:59 PM. |
22nd October 2016, 04:02 AM | #2 |
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A FEW MORE CLUBS IDENTIFIED AS FROM NEW HEBRIDES. THESE FORMS PROBABLY OCCUR ON OTHER GROUPS OF ISLANDS IN THE AREA AS WELL.
#1., #2., #3. TWO CLUB VARIATIONS #4., #5., #6. TWO MORE SIMILAR VARIATIONS. #7. 1774 OLD WEAPONS PRINT, VANUATU |
14th December 2016, 09:14 PM | #3 |
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#1. PICTURE OF MAP SHOWING NEW HEBRIDES SPECIFICALLY
#2. PICTURE OF THE REGION SHOWING OTHER ISLAND GROUPS. #3. & #4 MY CLUB IDENTIFIED AS FROM NEW BRITAIN, SULKA TRIBE BUT IS VERY SIMILAR TO A NEW HEBRIDES CLUB SHOWN ABOVE BUT MINE IS MORE RECENT BUT NOT NEW. |
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15th December 2016, 07:50 PM | #5 |
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A NICE EXAMPLE AND I AGREE ITS LIKELY FROM THE SAME GENERAL AREA AND TRIBAL GROUP AS MY EXAMPLE. NO DOUBT THERE ARE SIMILAR FORMS THRU-OUT THE REGION AND PERHAPS TRADE FROM ISLAND TO ISLAND AND TRIBE TO TRIBE SO SIMILARITY'S NO DOUBT DO EXIST.
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15th December 2016, 10:30 AM | #6 | |
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A CLUB FROM NEW HEBRIDES
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HI VANDOO HERE IS ONE WHICH I OWN SIMILAR TO YOUR TYPE,ITS QUIET HEAVY BUT DONT KNOW AGE,COULD BE USED AS A CEREMONIAL CLUB AS OPPOSED TO A WAR CLUB. LENGTH IS 47 INCHES WIDTH 3 INCHES |
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15th December 2016, 06:23 PM | #7 |
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A VERY NICE EXAMPLE AND WITH NO DAMAGE. MY EXAMPLE IS MADE OF A VERY HEAVY HARD WOOD AND WOULD BE TOO HEAVY FOR ANY LONG CEREMONIES OR DANCES, AT LEAST IT WOULD BE FOR ME. I SUSPECT THEY WERE ORIGINALLY WAR CLUBS AND IN THESE TWO EXAMPLES RETAIN THE ORIGINAL MATERIALS AND FORM EVEN IF MADE AFTER THE TIMES WHEN WAR CLUBS WERE STILL IN USE. I AM SURE THE SHAPE HAS TRIBAL MEANING OR REPRESENTS SOMETHING IN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD OR NATURE A SPIRAL SHELL PERHAPS? WAS IT A SPECIAL CLUB CARRIED ONLY BY A CHIEF OR ONLY AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS OR A FORM OF CLUB ANYONE COULD OWN AND USE. UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE LEFT MOSTLY WITH CONJECTURE AND GUESS ON ALL THESE QUESTIONS. THANKS FOR POSTING THE VERY COOL CLUB.
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16th December 2016, 09:53 AM | #8 | |
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24th December 2016, 01:09 AM | #9 |
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#1. #2., & #3. THREE CLUBS, NEW HEBRIDES KNOWN TODAY AS VANUATU, 103 CM., 99 CM. , 93 CM. LONG
#4. NEW HEBRIDES CLUB 41.5 CM. LONG #5. VANUATU PADDLE CLUB 19TH. CENTURY 51.5 INCHES LONG. #6.FOUR CLUBS, TWO FROM NEW HEBRIDES, ONE FROM NEW GUINEA AND ONE KIRIBATI SHARK TOOTH SWORD. #7. & #8. NEW HEBRIDES CLUB 23 INCHES LONG 19 TH. CENTURY #9. NEW HEBRIDES CLUB 36 INCHES 19TH CENTURY #10. & #11. NEW HEBRIDES CLUB MALEKUA ISLAND 43 INCHES LONG #12. VANUATU CLUB, NEW HEBRIDES 19TH CENTURY 31.5 INCHES LONG |
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#1., #2. & #3. MINE ,NEW HEBRIDES. 27.5 INCHES LONG
#4. NEW HEBRIDES 121 CM. LONG, AMBRYN ISLANDS #5. & #6. REFERRED TO AS FOOTSTAMP, 2 DIFFERENT DESIGNS AT BUTT OF CLUBS, CIRCA 1860, OTHER INFORMATION TELUGHMOTI ? AND ERROMANGA ISLAND. #7. NEW HEBRIDES AKA VANUATU CLUB #8. NEW HEBRIDES " " " #9. & #10. TWO PICTURES SHOWING A VARIETY OF CLUBS FROM NEW HEBRIDES. #11. NEW HEBRIDES, ERROMANGA ISLAND, 109 CM. LONG #12. NEW HEBRIDES AKA VANUATU CLUB, AMBRYN ISLAND |
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#1., #2. THESE TWO CLUBS APPEAR IN SOME OF THE POSTS ABOVE AND ARE NOT FROM NEW HEBRIDES, #1. IS A OLD MASSIM CLUB FROM NEW GUINEA MADE OF BLACK PALM WOOD WITH CARVING. #2. IS FROM THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AROUND WW1 ERA SAYS REMEMBER ME ON ONE SIDE GOOD HEAVY WOOD AND BALANCE.
#3.WARRIOR WITH CLUB NEW HEBRIDES, VAO ISLAND #4. NEW HEBRIDES, PENTECOST ISLAND #5. NEW HEBRIDES, AMBRYN ISLAND #6.NEW HEBRIDES STONE HEADED CLUB, 107 CM. LONG #7.NEW HEBRIDES CLUB #8. NEW HEBRIDES WORKERS BY FIELD #9. NEW HEBRIDES #10. NEW HEBRIDES , EFATE CLUB #11. NEW HEBRIDES 19TH CENTURY, TANNA ISLAND CLUB AND AX #12. NEW HEBRIDES CLUB Last edited by VANDOO; 24th December 2016 at 06:48 PM. |
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