MOST DESIRED OCEANIC WAR CLUBS: 2 COOK ISLANDS

VANDOO · 25th August 2012, 05:42 AM

THIS IS AN UNCOMMON CLUB AND NOT AS WELL KNOWN AS THE FIRST CLUB. YOU CAN SEE NICE EXAMPLES IN THE MUSEUM IN AUKLAND N.Z.
THESE CLUBS COME FROM THE COOK ISLANDS AND CAN BE FROM 6 TO 9 FEET LONG. THERE IS A LITTLE INFORMATION ON THEM IN PARTINGTON'S BOOK ON PAGE 6.
IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES AS IT REMINDS ME OF THE KNAPPED STONE POINTS I FIND AROUND HERE. THERE ARE NOT MANY PICTURES AVAILABLE OF THESE CLUBS THE MOST I HAVE SEEN ARE IN OLDMANS CATALOGS.
I HAVE SEEN THE CLUB REFERRED TO AS AKATARA CLUB BUT DON'T KNOW THE REFRENCE THE NAME CAME FROM.
IDENTIFIED IN PARTINGTON'S BOOK AS COMING FROM MANGAIA ISLAND WHICH IS THE SECOND LARGEST ISLAND IN THE GROUP AFTER RARATONGA. THE EXAMPLES SHOWN IN PARTINGTONS BOOK ARE 6 FOOT 5 INCHES, 7 FOOT 11 IN. AND 9 FT. 3 INCHES LONG. I WILL SEE IF I CAN FIND OLDMANS CATALOG TO SEE IF THERE IS MORE INFORMATION THERE.
I INCLUDE TWO PICTURES OF STONE POINTS FOR COMPARISON. THE SERRATED EDGE WAS AROUND IN STONE AND WOOD LONG BEFORE IT WAS DONE IN METAL.
EXCUSE THE OTHER MATERIAL IN SOME PICTURES AS I CAN'T CROP PHOTOS AS MY SOFTWARE IS KAPUT. THERE ARE SEVERAL PICTURES OF THE SAME CLUB SHOWING VARIOUS PARTS IT WAS SOLD AT AUCTION A WHILE BACK SO I DON'T KNOW ITS AGE BUT IT IS WELL MADE. THE TRIBES IN THE COOKS WERE OF MAORI STOCK. BUT NOTE THE EYES BELOW THE CLUB HEAD IT LOOKS A BIT MARQUESAN.

25th August 2012, 05:42 AM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	MOST DESIRED OCEANIC WAR CLUBS: 2 COOK ISLANDS THIS IS AN UNCOMMON CLUB AND NOT AS WELL KNOWN AS THE FIRST CLUB. YOU CAN SEE NICE EXAMPLES IN THE MUSEUM IN AUKLAND N.Z. THESE CLUBS COME FROM THE COOK ISLANDS AND CAN BE FROM 6 TO 9 FEET LONG. THERE IS A LITTLE INFORMATION ON THEM IN PARTINGTON'S BOOK ON PAGE 6. IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES AS IT REMINDS ME OF THE KNAPPED STONE POINTS I FIND AROUND HERE. THERE ARE NOT MANY PICTURES AVAILABLE OF THESE CLUBS THE MOST I HAVE SEEN ARE IN OLDMANS CATALOGS. I HAVE SEEN THE CLUB REFERRED TO AS AKATARA CLUB BUT DON'T KNOW THE REFRENCE THE NAME CAME FROM. IDENTIFIED IN PARTINGTON'S BOOK AS COMING FROM MANGAIA ISLAND WHICH IS THE SECOND LARGEST ISLAND IN THE GROUP AFTER RARATONGA. THE EXAMPLES SHOWN IN PARTINGTONS BOOK ARE 6 FOOT 5 INCHES, 7 FOOT 11 IN. AND 9 FT. 3 INCHES LONG. I WILL SEE IF I CAN FIND OLDMANS CATALOG TO SEE IF THERE IS MORE INFORMATION THERE. I INCLUDE TWO PICTURES OF STONE POINTS FOR COMPARISON. THE SERRATED EDGE WAS AROUND IN STONE AND WOOD LONG BEFORE IT WAS DONE IN METAL. EXCUSE THE OTHER MATERIAL IN SOME PICTURES AS I CAN'T CROP PHOTOS AS MY SOFTWARE IS KAPUT. THERE ARE SEVERAL PICTURES OF THE SAME CLUB SHOWING VARIOUS PARTS IT WAS SOLD AT AUCTION A WHILE BACK SO I DON'T KNOW ITS AGE BUT IT IS WELL MADE. THE TRIBES IN THE COOKS WERE OF MAORI STOCK. BUT NOTE THE EYES BELOW THE CLUB HEAD IT LOOKS A BIT MARQUESAN. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 25th August 2012 at 05:53 AM.