THAT WOULD APPEAR TO BE A VERY NICE AND LARGE EXAMPLE OF WHAT I REFERRED TO AS A FLANGED STYLE RENNEL ISLANDS CLUB. IT ALSO SHOWS A BIT OF PATINA AND WEAR WHICH IS NOT PRESENT ON THE RECENT ONES OFTEN FOUND ON EBAY. THE OTHER CLUB LOOKS LIKE IT MAY HAVE TONGAN INFLUENCE BUT THERE IS NOTHING DEFINITE ENOUGH TO SAY SO FOR SURE.
I STILL SUSPECT A OCEANIC SOUTH PACIFIC ORIGIN FOR YOUR FIRST CLUB THE SHAPE OVERALL CLOSELY RESEMBLES THE SECOND ONE IN MY PICTURE OF 4 CLUBS. IT HAS BINDING IN THE SAME AREA THE BUTT CLOSELY RESEMBLES YOUR EXAMPLE AS DOES THE GENERAL FORM. THE OTHER 3 CLUBS IN THE PICTURE HAVE THE INCISED LIME FILLED DESIGNS. I HAVE SOUTH AMERICAN CLUBS WITH DESIGNS BUT VARIOUS DYES OR PAINTS WERE USED, LIME WAS NOT USED.
I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE DESIGNS ON YOUR EXAMPLE AND THEY ARE ONES I HAVE NOT SEEN ON CLUBS. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN PIN ITS ORIGINS DOWN BY LOOKING ART VARIOUS ART AND DESIGNS IN THE AREA TO HELP PIN IT DOWN. THEY ARE UNIQUE ENOUGH TO STAND OUT IF YOU CAN RUN ACROSS THEM IN ETHNOGRAPHIC ART REFRENCES. GOOD LUCK
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