Hello again
here's my last post of my goodies, these are the best of the bunch
-A nice 19th c. Maori taiaha. "Would love to find some more of these."
-A great parrying club called a qauata that comes from San cristobal island in the Solomon's.Good old ones like this are really hard to find. This one is quite nice with its super carved blade. And notice the stylized frigate bird motif, very cool.
-Last but not least.
Is a super rare club called a 'U'u coming from the Marquesas islands. these are probably the most coveted of all Polynesian weapons. Dr. Carol Ivory who is a leading authority and author of Marquesas art and has done extensive research on 'U'u club, was kind enough to take a look at mine. Her evaluation was that its from a rare group of clubs, that would be categorized as early transitional,Not pre-contact but not later 19th C. stuff made for sailors. She dates it to around 1840. Such a sweat piece!!
Regards Ash
P.S. Would love to see some of your guy's clubs, maybe a little club post up?
