Sepik region club.

Indianajones · 14th February 2012, 04:52 PM

Hi Tim, I believe this club is a fightingclub used in the Huon gulf area. They are usually made of palmwood, which is a darkbrown (softer) wood with hard black vines in it. Is yours also of palmwood; it has a nice shiny surface and looks more like ebony.
Both woods are also used by thier neighbours the Massim; ebony ofcourse favored for its hardness (but very hard to cut/availability(?)).
Nice one. Congrats!

14th February 2012, 04:52 PM	#2
Indianajones Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 180	Hi Tim, I believe this club is a fightingclub used in the Huon gulf area. They are usually made of palmwood, which is a darkbrown (softer) wood with hard black vines in it. Is yours also of palmwood; it has a nice shiny surface and looks more like ebony. Both woods are also used by thier neighbours the Massim; ebony ofcourse favored for its hardness (but very hard to cut/availability(?)). Nice one. Congrats!