Unusual pacific island club

chiefheadknocker · 2nd January 2019, 03:20 PM

Hi , ive recently acquired this unusual club , im not 100% sure where it comes from though I wouldn't say its African .
any ideas ?

colin henshaw · 2nd January 2019, 03:41 PM

Interesting, I'll go for Fiji, but a later piece maybe ??

chiefheadknocker · 2nd January 2019, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by colin henshaw

Interesting, I'll go for Fiji, but a later piece maybe ??

Yes its a tricky one , the Fijians did make a club very similar called a Votovotoa , at first I thought papua new guinea but most of there clubs had stone heads , I don't thinks it aboriginal , I do feel it could be Fijian

Tim Simmons · 5th January 2019, 05:52 PM

I have seen similar clubs to this in museums from Papua New Guinea . Nice club.

David · 5th January 2019, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefheadknocker

...I don't thinks it aboriginal , I do feel it could be Fijian

Can you explain your use of the word "aboriginal" here? Do you mean indigenous Australians? An aboriginal is the original inhabitant of any place.

2nd January 2019, 03:20 PM	#1
chiefheadknocker Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 143	Unusual pacific island club Hi , ive recently acquired this unusual club , im not 100% sure where it comes from though I wouldn't say its African . any ideas ? Attached Images

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colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	Interesting, I'll go for Fiji, but a later piece maybe ??

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Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,824	I have seen similar clubs to this in museums from Papua New Guinea . Nice club.