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Jimmy, Barry,
You guys have a lot of club references and experience with these type of things. Any thoughts? |
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In helps to spell things right. I meant ANZAC: Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. That would give it an Oceanic connection. A trip to the trenches in WWI, would add the iron. |
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There is some semblance to Fijian work. The cowrie has uses in Fijian culture. It looks like many ww1 trench clubs. There was a 57 strong Fijian force serving at the Somme? The cowrie would have value else where in South Pacific regions? Perhaps just a club made with a few pieces of European scrap material additions? Samoans serving with ANZAC?
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No, but an Aussie, or Kiwi might have access to such. |
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MY GUT AGREES WITH TIM
![]() I SUSPECT A SAILOR FROM THE ISLANDS MAY HAVE MADE THIS CLUB HE WOULD HAVE HAD ACCESS TO A SUPPLY OF VALUABLE NAILS AS WELL AS THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE EUROPEANS AND SHIPS HANDY MAN TO USE THE NAILS TO MAKE THE CLUB. IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME IF HE WORKED FOR NAILS AS PAYMENT. THE CARVING LOOKS LIKE THAT USED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN FIJI AMONG OTHER PLACES. THE COWRIE SHELLS AND NAILS SHOWED WEALTH AND SERVED AS MONEY. A LOCAL RETURNING TO HIS VILLAGE WITH SUCH A CLUB WOULD IMPRESS AND SHOW HIS SUCCESS AND WEALTH. ISLANDERS OFTEN SIGNED ON AND SERVED ON ISLAND TRADING SHIPS AND WHALING SHIPS. I WOULD GUESS THE AGE OF THE CLUB TO BE SOMEWHERE FROM THE MID 1800'S TO THE EARLY 1900'S. CERTAINLY A INTERESTING AND UNUSUAL CLUB AND AS YOU SAY WITH LOTS GOING ON. THE TWO BANDS APPEAR TO HAVE IRON RINGS UNDER THEM AND THE NAILS BENT OVER THEM. THE OTHER APPEAR TO FORM KNOBS WITH NAILS BENT OVER EACH OTHER. ![]() ![]() |
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